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13/08/2012
Paralysed Teacher Loses £5m Damages Claim
A teacher left paralysed following an accident involving a Wellington boot has lost his claim for more than £5m in damages.
45-year-old Glennroy Blair-Ford was on a school trip in Devon when he broke his neck while taking part in a sporting event commonly known as ‘welly wanging’.
The teacher from Wilmington Enterprise College hit the ground head-first as he threw his boot back through his legs.
Dismissing his claim against outdoor pursuits firm CRS Adventures, a judge ruled that it was a "freak accident".
The former head of design and technology had been on a week of outdoor activities with his secondary school pupils at the River Dart Country Park on Dartmoor in April 2007 when he took part in the "Mini Olympics" event on the final night.
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45-year-old Glennroy Blair-Ford was on a school trip in Devon when he broke his neck while taking part in a sporting event commonly known as ‘welly wanging’.
The teacher from Wilmington Enterprise College hit the ground head-first as he threw his boot back through his legs.
Dismissing his claim against outdoor pursuits firm CRS Adventures, a judge ruled that it was a "freak accident".
The former head of design and technology had been on a week of outdoor activities with his secondary school pupils at the River Dart Country Park on Dartmoor in April 2007 when he took part in the "Mini Olympics" event on the final night.
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