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Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Files $40 Million Lawsuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings …

Parents Say Child Injured at S. Idaho School, File Lawsuit

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The parents of a former south-central Idaho middle school student have filed a lawsuit against the school district contending a teacher instructed other children to wrap their child tightly in a sheet and push her …

No Fault Found in Indiana Community College Teacher’s Fatal Fall

A state investigation found no safety violations in the fatal 65-foot fall of an Ivy Tech Community College instructor from a wind turbine training tower. The Indiana Department of Labor report doesn’t give a reason for why 36-year-old Craig Porter …

Arkansas Teacher Awarded $500K in Lawsuit

A former Texarkana, Arkansas, teacher was awarded $500,000 in a discrimination lawsuit and is to get her old job back. The Texarkana Gazette reports that Andrea Johnson claimed she was wrongly fired for allegedly giving answers to a math exam …

Arkansas Teacher: ‘Race Card’ Led to Dismissal

A fired high school teacher in Texarkana, Arkansas says she sued her former school district due in part to comments made by a school board member. The Texarkana Gazette reports that Andrea Johnson testified Friday in federal court. She’s asking …

$9.2M to Texas Teen Asked to Leave School Over Affair

A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded $9.2 million to a teen who was asked to leave a religious school after her sexual affair with a male teacher became public. Jurors on Wednesday decided the Episcopal School of Dallas was grossly …