School District v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Employer School District of Philadelphia appeals from an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referees decision awarding ninety weeks of workmens compensation benefits to the claimant, Ann G. Gardiner, for serious and permanent disfigurement pursuant to section 306(c)(22) of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act.1

The facts of this case are not in dispute. On May 27, 1980, during the course of her employment as a school teacher, the claimant sustained various injuries when she was attacked by students. In addition to receiving lacerations…