Teacher loses appeal over student’s shop class injuries
OTISVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court won’t stop a lawsuit against a teacher who is accused of downplaying the risks of a table saw at a high school in Genesee County.
Elizabeth Bellinger suffered severe injuries when her hand slipped while cutting wood in a shop class at LakeVille Memorial High School. She says teacher Julie Kram told students that a blade guard was necessary only when insurance inspectors visited the school.
Kram denies it, although she admits telling students the guard was optional.
The appeals court said governmental immunity doesn’t apply in the lawsuit. The court said Thursday that jurors can decide whether the student’s injuries were connected to negligence by the teacher.
Guard to face trial for ignoring inmate’s threat of suicide
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered a prison guard to stand trial in the death of a Michigan inmate who killed herself.
Judge J. Cedric Simpson says he’s never seen a “clearer case” of neglect of duty.
Dianna Callahan of Flint appeared in court near Ann Arbor on Thursday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and willful neglect of duty. She’s accused of failing to properly respond to a suicide threat made by Janika Edmond at a prison for women.
Edmond yelled for a suicide-prevention vest but didn’t get one. She killed herself in 2015.
The judge says Callahan might have left the immediate area before Edmond hanged herself but she likely heard the threat. Defense attorney William Hatchett says Callahan remains “devastated” by what happened.
She was fired by the Corrections Department.
2017 Moving Justice Forward Golf Outing set for June 16
Registration is now open for Legal Aid and Defender’s 19th Annual Moving Justice Forward Golf Outing at the TPC Michigan in Dearborn on Friday, June 16 starting at 8:30 a.m. Foursomes are $600 and individual golfers are $150. Golfers can register until June 9. The registration fee includes a day of golf, breakfast, lunch, dinner, contests and prizes. Golfers also will enjoy a putting and hole-in-one contest. There will be a silent auction and raffle at the dinner. All proceeds support Legal Aid for Children and Families, the Medical-Legal Partnership between Legal Aid and Defender Association and Beaumont Health. Since the program began in 2009, more than 2,000 children and families have received legal assistance and advice. For more information about the Moving Justice Forward Golf Outing, call (313) 967-5619 or register online at http://semasg.org/event/2017-moving-justice-forward-annual-golf-outing/.
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