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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Criminal Justice at work?

https://apnews.com/article/virginia-school-shooting-teacher-newport-news-2313674ec980908c33e60d59f1cec075[/quote]

I cannot imagine working in such a poorly run school system with students placed inappropriately in classrooms without needed supports and then fighting hard to avoid paying out money to a teacher who was shot by a first grader.[/quote]

Well most systems around the DMV have students placed inappropriately. And the school system isn’t fighting paying her. They just disagree on what is owed. She wants a big payout and the school system believes she’s owed workers comp, which provides wage loss, medical and permanent disability payments. [/quote]

They ARE fighting it. Workers comp isn't nearly enough for what she experienced, and I would love to be privy to the behind the scenes conversations about how to cover up what really transpired and the terrible decisions that were made regarding this child's placement, despite his history of disturbing behaviors. [/quote]

Let’s be super clear that what they are arguing is that this was normal, to be expected during the course of the duty of  being a teacher.

“ But Anne Lahren, an attorney for the school board, said the incident “falls squarely” under workers’ compensation because Zwerner was working in her capacity as a teacher.”

This is not about money for Zwerner but about setting the legal precedent that school shootings are a normal part of a teacher’s job. [/quote]

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