Teacher told to 'put her big girl panties on' receives $197K settlement The Bridgeton Board of Education reached a settlement with a former teacher who said that the district did not take adequate measures to protect her after a student assaulted her in 2015. Michele Andrews of Millville received the $197,500 settlement in April 2017 after she alleged the school board did not address her concerns after being injured in multiple incidents while working. The lawsuit, which was filed June 2, 2016, also alleged that she lost her job after filing a formal complaint about the incidents with her superiors. According to court documents, the first incident occurred in January 2015 when ... Continue reading... http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2017/07/teacher_who_was_assaulted_lost_job_receives_197k.html
