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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't even.  And the one school official saying this wasn't a situation where a shooter was walking around the building!  This student shot his teacher, allegedly saying before hand he was going to shoot her.  THIS is the exact reason I've been lobbying for more support in our K and 1st grade rooms with these students who are out of control in my district.  Assuming the teacher survives, I hope she sues her district into oblivion.[/quote]

Who would she sue?  The family likely has no resources and the school will be protected by applicable workers’ compensation laws. They’ll accept the claim and she’ll get her wage loss and medicals covered at the statutory rates. [/quote]

She could sue the district for not protecting her.  I'd bet anything she has email records of requesting parent conferences, conferences with the social worker or psych or principal or sped teacher on this kid.  My guess is she's tried charts, preferential seating and a whole bunch of other things she's documented.  I wouldn't be surprised if she's requested an evaluation on the kid.  In my district we get a whole lotta, "well, we can start an eval until there's been several 6-8 week rounds of interventions that have been tried".  She'll probably have tons of documentation.  If she's ever uttered the words, "I have safety concerns around this child" and they've not provided her with significant help, she can sue them for not doing their due diligence.  The district will not be protected by workman's comp in this case.  It's not like she slipped on a wet floor.  If anything, even if she doesn't win, she could bring attention to the nation wide issue that we have many of these kids in our early primary classes and most of the time, NOTHING is being done outside of what the classroom teacher can do.  We have a right to a safe workplace.  Full stop.[/quote]

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