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A teacher
who lost her voice awarded 150,000 pounds
Wednesday November 10, 2010 05:04:28 PM,
IANS
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London:
A teacher, who lost her voice after regularly shouting in the
class in a school in Britain, was paid over 150,000 pounds.
The amount was given to 50-year-old Joyce Walters who had to give
up her job after years of making herself heard across noisy
classrooms left her with painful nodules on her vocal cords, The
Sun reported.
Walters said she had to raise her voice as the classes were too
large and she now finds it difficult to hold lengthy
conversations.
"Teaching was my calling. I adored the classroom and miss it so
much. But the problems with my voice make it impossible for me to
ever go back."
She first won 11,000 pounds in out of court settlement from
Hillingdon council in North London. Later, 145,000 pounds was
agreed for a personal injury claim, pushing her total to £156,000.
Walters started teaching English at Harlington Adult Education
Centre in 2005. The following year, she was diagnosed with
nodules.
A spokeswoman for the TaxPayers' Alliances said: "This whopping
payout sadly reflects a growing compensation culture. Schools and
education authorities shouldn't simply roll over and pay out when
threatened with legal action."
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