Danbury teacher awakens student sleeping in class; student sues
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Danbury teacher awakens student sleeping in class; student sues
Danbury officials have been notified they are being sued by a student who was awakened in class by a teacher who made a loud noise.
Documents filed with the Town Clerk, a prelude to a lawsuit, claim that a sleeping student suffered hearing damage when his teacher woke him up by slamming her hand down on the boy’s desk in December.
Attorney Alan Barry says 15-year-old Vinicios Robacher suffered pain and “very severe injuries to his left eardrum” when teacher Melissa Nadeau abruptly slammed the palm of her hand on his desk on Dec. 4.
A city official says the matter has been referred to Danbury’s insurance carrier.
(Report courtesy of Associated Press.)Â
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Maybe it’s just me but if the teacher slammed her hand on the desk hard enough to puncture the student’s eardrums, wouldn’t she have broken her hand? Give me a break! Every one is just “sue” happy these days. Pay attention in class, kid, & do your sleeping at home!
Amen, Nick!