A teacher is suing her district, alleging that it failed to address a mouse infestation that led to her contracting Lyme disease.
What’s happening?
Boise School District teacher Michelle Chung told CBS2 that she first noticed the mice shortly after starting her job at West Junior High in 2019. She said she made multiple complaints to the school principal about mouse droppings in the classroom, kitchen, food, and ovens, but little was done, and the problem got worse during coronavirus-related shutdowns.
She eventually went to human resources and the superintendent. She also funded her own investigation, which ultimately labeled her classroom as “diseased.”
During the same time, she discovered she had Lyme disease, and she said she contracted it after being bitten by ticks that entered the classroom on mice. She said she has spent more than $80,000 on treatments…