Legal Opinion
Whetstone v. Jefferson Parish School Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 2013No. 12-CA-639PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANS J. LILJEBERG, Judge.
Claimant, Joyce Whetstone, appeals a determination of the Office of Workers’ Compensation that denied her continued benefits for an alleged mental injury caused by post-traumatic stress related to an assault sustained within the course and scope of her employment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Facts
In February 2001, claimant was an employee of the Jefferson Parish School Board, assigned as a special education teacher at T.H. Harris Middle School. Specifically, claimant, with the help of an assistant, taught four autistic children, including a 12-year old…
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