How concussions became a 'significant' risk for workplace injury among teachers

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Experts say an increasing number of teachers are suffering concussions at work due to accidents in the classroom and during recess, leaving some with debilitating, long-lasting symptoms.

A school yard in Barrie is empty just one week before back to school on Aug. 23, 2019 TORONTO -- Robin Teal never considered her line of work to be particularly dangerous, until she suffered a debilitating concussion that left her painfully aware of the risk teachers face daily.

“Awareness is improving, which is why I think more teachers are coming forward and saying hey it’s not just happening on the soccer field it’s also happening at recess.” “I started with an hour back [at a time] with a supply in the classroom. But after about an hour in the classroom the nausea and the headaches and the dizziness would start again,” she explained.

“Principals want to know when you have been hit and boards want us to report that sort of thing,” said Christine Proulx, a teacher who suffered a concussion while teaching gym class.

 

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union propaganda.

A student throws a football and hits the teacher is called a workplace injury? So if it was a teacher that threw the ball it would have been labelled as assualt then?

Oh come on, give me a break. These lazy ass teachers

From hearing bull**it excuses from kids & parents

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