A 16-year-old New Mexico high school student suffered severed nerves and tendons when she was encouraged by a teacher to take part in a sword showdown with another pupil, according to a new lawsuit.

A lawsuit filed by the injured student's parents claims that their daughter has permanent injuries from the incident Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of New Mexico high school students dueled with swords in class at the behest of their teacher, badly and permanently ...

A New Mexico family is suing Albuquerque Public Schools after their daughter was allegedly injured in a sword fight at school. Arnold and Judy Gachupin filed a lawsuit against Albuquerque Public ...