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.

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
    2·
    1 year ago

    Calm down, Clarence Darrow, this is a civil case.

    Someone is spending money on lawyers instead of spending money to keep their employees safe.

        • Atomic
          1·
          1 year ago

          No they still apply. Someone is having to defend themselves in a court. Doesn’t matter if it’s civil or criminal.

          You can’t have a court where only the plaintif is allowed a lawyer.