A school teacher who alleges a colleague assaulted her has launched a legal battle against the prestigious school where they worked.
According to documents filed in Brisbane’s Supreme Court, Christine Gillions suffered bruising to her arm, as well as depression and anxiety after Justine Bomm attacked her at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School on the 25th of January in 2008.
The women, both employed as teachers at the school at the time, were working in the learning support unit discussing operations of the school when Ms Bomm allegedly grabbed her co-worker by the arm and pushed her backwards.
Ms Gillions says the assault affected her so much that she would never be able to return to work as a teacher.
She is claiming $883,657 in damages from the Board of Trustees at the school, alleging that it was negligent by not protecting her from an attack by another staff member.
A date for hearing has not been fixed.