The lawsuit involving a Pender County teacher injured by a student is awaiting an appeal decision from the courts.
The attorneys for Topsail Middle School teacher Kimberly Burns-Fisher argued the case at the Fourth Circuit on Dec. 6 to deny defendant former Topsail principal Anna Romero-Lehrer’s attempt at dismissing it. If the appellate court reverses the decision to deny a dismissal, then the suit, which has escalated to a federal level, will be dropped.
