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Home My WebLink AboutTeacher injured in La Loche shooting not entitled to more support, ombudsman rules - Ottawa Citizen - 08/22/2018 - Ottawa Citizen - 08/22/20188/23/2018 La Loche shooting victim `in shock' after ombudsman report I Ottawa Citizen Teacher injured in La Loche shooting not entitled to more support, ombudsman rules The Ombudsman decided not to make recommendations to government agencies following a review into how Charlene Klyne's case was handled. ANDREA HILL, SASKATOON STARPHOENIX Updated: August 22, 2018 A former substitute teacher who became blind after she was shot in the face during the 2016 shooting rampage at the La Loche high school says she is "in shock" after the Saskatchewan Ombudsman concluded she is not entitled to more compensation from the Workers' Compensation Board. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/teacher-inju red-in-la-Ioche-shooting-was-provided-appropriate-govt-su pports-ombudsman/wcm/3d7fe5b 1-4... 1/6 8/23/2018 La Loche shooting victim `in shock' after ombudsman report I Ottawa Citizen Charlene Klyne was working as a substitute teacher at Dene High School in La Loche on Jan. 22, 2016 when a teenage student walked into her class with a shotgun and opened fire, shooting Klyne in the face. She lost all vision in one eye and most of her vision in the other. Four people were killed and seven others — including Klyne — were injured in the shooting. Klyne, who is now 58 and lives in Saskatoon, said she received a $50,000 insurance payment for her injuries and will receive $1,673.95 a month — slightly more than $20,000 a year — for lost wages and personal care until she turns 65. She says the funds are not enough to live on now and she fears what her financial situation will be after she turns 65. She travelled to Regina in May 2017 to directly ask government MLAs to review her case. Following that, the Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety asked the Saskatchewan Ombudsman to review Klyne's case and the supports she had received from the provincial government. In a news release issued Wednesday, the office of the Saskatchewan Ombudsman said it had completed its investigation and "found that the Workers' Compensation Board and the Ministry of Justice provided Ms. Klyne with the benefits and supports they are mandated to provide under legislation." The report says Ombudsman Mary McFadyen decided not to make any recommendations to government agencies following the investigation. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/teacher-inju red-in-la-Ioche-shooting-was-provided-appropriate-govt-su pports-ombudsman/wcm/3d7fe5b 1-4... 2/6 8/23/2018 La Loche shooting victim `in shock' after ombudsman report I Ottawa Citizen "'dk"Ih n,','Flin 1 "',ir-; J/e�I 22 2, 03 6 a foatf i I g II f - a -0C I0 k" (C, f,' f.hisil z' �I't%17"f 'frl i 1"'an /If,_I, /.rJe,,ii n oco tJ, SASKATOON "Through no fault of her own, Ms. Klyne was badly injured at work in a horrific event. We looked at the government agencies within our jurisdiction and found they provided her the supports that were within their authority to provide," McFadyen said in the release. It added that benefits did not include compensation for pain and suffering. "I'm just in shock that they have no recommendations to what should be done for victims of such a horrendous crime;" Klyne said. "What am I supposed to live off of? ... This is a joke." A GoFundMe page set up for Klyne in October 2016 has raised $1,360. A second GoFundMe page, set up by Klyne's son three months ago, has raised $260. Klyne said she believes the pages have not been successful because they were set up so late. She said they were not set up earlier because she and her family had believed the provincial government would provide her with enough support. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/teacher-inju red-in-la-Ioche-shooting-was-provided-appropriate-govt-su pports-ombudsman/wcm/3d7fe5b 1-4... 3/6 8/23/2018 La Loche shooting victim `in shock' after ombudsman report I Ottawa Citizen Klyne said she needs money to get a service dog and to travel to the United States to explore the possibility of being fitted for eSight glasses, which could restore some of her sight. She said she's disappointed the money isn't coming from the province. ,,,Jo it I lir ct" fni ",J /n MICHELLE BERG / "It's just unbelievable that they would make victims have to fight so hard to get things for them. They need to smarten up and be considerate of victims of a shooting, of any crime," she said. "I didn't do this to myself. I didn't take the gun and shoot myself. I didn't cause the trouble. I was in the classroom and I was doing my job." The shooter, who was 17 years old at the time of the spree, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder and was sentenced as an adult to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. 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