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Educators ‘outraged’ after attorneys argue 1st-grade teacher shot in school is ‘workplace injury’ (www.denverpost.com)
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NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

The motion was filed last week by attorneys representing the School Board and argues that Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary in January by a 6-year-old student, is only entitled to file a worker’s compensation claim because the injury she sustained from the shooting is a “workplace injury,” and that the shooting was a hazard of the job.

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[–] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 65 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Workplace injury?? It's a school, not a fucking shooting range.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'd love to see the data on deaths at shooting ranges vs schools. And by "love" I mean that I'll probably be queasy to learn more people die at schools than shooting ranges.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

i mean...there is a LOT more security/safety measures in a shooting range Because there are a lot more guns. even if someone went on a killing spree they would be shot by one of the other dozen people holding a loaded weapon. not defending school shootings.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I expect nothing else but for the judge and prosecution to absolutely dunk on that defense

[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

By a kindergartener as well. 20 years ago this would have been an Onion headline.

[–] Ondergetekende@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

To be fair, that's true for most US headlines these days:

  • coup-leader repliblican favorite for president.
  • Pro-life movement causes infant and maternal mortality to rise.
  • Debt ceiling negotiations will start about 4 weeks before deadline.