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£150,000 for teacher’s damaged vocal chords

Trade union NASUWT has won a settlement of £150,000 for a member after archaic working conditions left her with permanent damage to her vocal chords. The primary school teacher worked for three years in a Victorian classroom that had no ventilation and was overheated.

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