A court hears abuse survivor Katrina Munting turned her back on a more lucrative career to become a classroom teacher, because 'for every person like me that stands in front of that class room, there was one less person like him' — her abuser.
"I was so scared that that man was going to walk through that door," she told the court.
The court has heard the principal then contacted an Education Department grievances and investigations officer."As a result of my discussion with Marcus Pollard he has made a decision to resign and withdraw his workers compensation claim. She told the court the principal did not contact her, and neither did anyone from the Education Department.
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