A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit.

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    11 months ago

    Not in a civil suit. They were working in their position as the legal authority of the school, making decisions in that role and not as private citizens.

    They were the school and the school is liable.

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      No, they need individual punishmemt, too. Same with cops. Same with business executives. They all hide behind their position and avoid personal consequences. Like the south park “we’re sorry” episode mocking BP?

      We need to be holding individuals accountable when the institution let’s things happen. It’s the only real way to get bad people out of power.

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        Forget the school, the individuals in the administration are the ones that need to be sued.

        No, they need individual punishmemt, too.

        They were not saying as well but instead of.

        Personally, I believe they should be barred from any position in education but that is not what I was replying to.

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        They were not saying as well but instead of.

        Personally, I believe they should be barred from any position in education but that is not what I was replying to.