SUMPTER v. FAIRBANKS N. STAR BOROUGH SCH.

Supreme Court No. S-17589.

494 P.3d 505 (2021)

Beverly J. SUMPTER, Appellant, v. FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Hackett , Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Wendy M. Dau , Assistant Borough Attorney, and Jill S. Dolan , Borough Attorney, Fairbanks, for Appellee.

Before: Bolger, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, Carney, and Borghesan, Justices.


OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A school aide reported an injury to her cervical spine after she repositioned a disabled student in his wheelchair. The aide had significant preexisting cervical spine problems. Doctors disagreed about whether the incident she described could have aggravated these problems and if so...

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