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.

  • TerryMathews@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    1 year ago

    Yes. If it’s a workplace injury, OSHA has the authority to come in and dictate mitigation measures.

    Clearly this isn’t true.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      66·
      1 year ago

      There are mitigation measures! Unfortunately, OSHA can only dictate mitigation measures inside the workplace.