A former Bucks County Technical High School student is suing the school and an instructor alleging she suffered serious hand injuries during a training class using non-lethal weapons at the Bristol Township school.
Jenna Jo Biondino, of Morrisville, contends that she was required to engage in impact weapons training as part of the Emergency Medical Services program at the Bristol Township school in 2022, according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Eastern District Court.
The training involved batons and punch paddles, according to the lawsuit filed last month.
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Biondino alleges she was a 17-year-old student in May 2022, when while sparring with another student her left hand was struck resulting in serious injuries including a fractured finger and nerve damage.
The lawsuit contends there is "no rational reason” for students enrolled in the EMS program to be trained in the use of impact weapons and the school and instructor disregarded “foreseen problems” with the training.
Students allegedly were given general instructions on how to hold the baton with both hands while another student was instructed to strike the baton-holding student with punch paddles. No hand or finger protection was provided students, the suit said.
The school and Emergency Services Technology instructor Kim Caron are named as defendants in the lawsuit. BCTHS administrative director Henry DeGeorge declined comment on the suit, which is being reviewed by the school’s solicitor.
Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at jciavaglia@gannett.com
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Lawsuit alleges Bucks County Technical High School EMT student hurt in weapons training
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