You must notify your administration within 24 business hours of any accident or injury on school grounds or while on school business. Complete the DOE’s Comprehensive Injury Report and return it to your principal. Inform your chapter leader as soon as possible.
If you are unable to inform your administration because of the severity of your injury or other reasonable grounds, ask your chapter leader or another designee to report your injury.
Make sure to see a doctor as soon as possible. Get a note from your doctor describing the extent of your injury and the anticipated time you will need to recover. Many health care providers do not know that pedagogues are not covered under workers’ compensation and will ask for an incident number. If you need to submit proof, show them the letter from the New York City Law Department that explains the matter.
If you intend to sue the DOE, jlinton [at] uft [dot] org (contact Junior Linton) from the UFT Health and Safety Department as soon as possible. He will send you a legal intake form, which you should fill out and return to him. An attorney will contact you soon thereafter. A notice of intent to sue or notice of claim legal referral form must be filed by you or an attorney within 90 calendar days of the date of your accident or illness.