Teacher Acting as Chaperone Entitled to Workers Comp
December 14, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a high school mathematics teacher is entitled to workers compensation benefits for an injury she suffered while serving as a chaperone for the school’s ski club.
Business Insurance reports that the self-insured city of
Peabody sought to deny the teacher benefits for a 2004 shoulder injury, arguing
it occurred while she voluntarily participated in a recreational activity,
court records show. However, the high court upheld a Department of Industrial
Accidents finding that the recreational aspect of serving as a chaperone was
incidental to the teacher’s duties of monitoring student safety.
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