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.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nl
      8·
      1 year ago

      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
        12·
        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
      7·
      1 year ago

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

      • Ondergetekende@feddit.nl
        3·
        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.