Jordan v. Pinellas County School Board

SMITH, Senior Judge.

The claimant appeals a final order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) denying her claim on the ground that her injury did not occur in the course and scope of her employment. We affirm.

The claimant, Judith Jordan, while a school teacher at Palm Harbor Middle School in Pinellas County, on February 19, 1992 was attending a workshop on microcomputer application at Tarpon High School in Pinellas County. While on the premises of Tarpon High School, the claimant tripped on a raised sidewalk, fell, and suffered injuries to her back, neck, hands and knees. Her injury was…