00:02A teaching assistant who suffered a serious injury when an autistic pupil launched herself
00:07at her has won a High Court claim against Croydon Council. She sued the council for damages in 2021
00:14with her lawyers telling a five-day trial in January last year that the council was liable
00:19for the injuries as the school failed to carry out a dynamic risk assessment for a school trip
00:25where the incident occurred. Lawyers for the council defended the claim telling the court
00:30that it had not breached its duty to provide teacher Tracy Staples with a safe working environment.
00:37On Monday a judge ruled that a dynamic risk assessment would and should have identified the risk.
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