The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3089104

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.

  • aard@kyu.de
    48·
    1 year ago

    If I understand the article correctly they’re trying to say it’s a workplace injury to cap the payout to something lower than she was trying to get.

    • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      1 year ago

      That’s absolutely what they’re saying. And I don’t agree that the payout should be capped. Especially when in some places it’s not capped for cops. But on the other hand… This is the worst time line.