Crime

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By Teacher Who Was Attacked

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A supreme court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a teacher who was injured during an attack by S.C. McPherson students in 2016.

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2 years ago

September 13, 2022

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A supreme court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a teacher who was injured during an attack by S.C. McPherson students in 2016.

Desmond Darville sustained a broken shoulder when students hit him with bottles while taunting him with gay slurs on may 30.

Darville sued the minister responsible for education science and technology, as well as the attorney general of negligence, accusing them of failing to ensure that security officers were stationed at the lunch pavilion.

He was at the school to invigilate Bahamas Junior Certificate Examinations for grade 9 students.

Darville said he still experiences pain and weakness in his left shoulder and arm.

As a result, Darville said he no longer earns extra income by teaching evening art classes at Sip N Paint Draping for special functions, teaching and selling pottery, creating costume designs for carnival and Junkanoo along with freelance interior decorating.

Nioshi Symonette, the lunch vendor who witnessed the attack, described the pavilion as a “hot spot” for deviance.

She said she also witnessed attacks on a security guard, as well as a student.

In dismissing Darville’s lawsuit, Senior Justice Indra Charles said he failed to prove the attack was reasonably foreseeable, since the past attacks at the pavilion were between students.

Although he lost the lawsuit, the judge did not order Darville to pay costs.