PENDER COUNTY — While a case involving a middle school teacher who was injured by a student was quashed on the federal level, it’s still in motion locally.
PENDER COUNTY — A recent federal court ruling made it more difficult to hold a now-retired Pender principal responsible for a student’s assault on a teacher.
PENDER COUNTY — The lawsuit involving a Pender County teacher injured by a student is awaiting an appeal decision from the courts. The attorneys for Topsail…
Teacher sues Pender County school board after she was allegedly assaulted by a student in 2018
Teacher sues Pender County school board after she was allegedly assaulted by a student in 2018 By WECT Staff | April 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 5:29 PM
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A Pender County teacher is suing the school board and other district leaders, claiming they ignored warning signs and failed to act prior to a student allegedly assaulting her in the classroom in 2018.
The suit, filed on April 9 by Kimberly Burns-Fisher, who is an eighth-grade language arts teacher at Topsail Middle School, names the Pender County Board of Education, Superintendent Steven Hill, and former Topsail Middle School Principal Anna Romero-Lehrer as defendants.