- Dec 5, 2000
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This teacher's chair was a gas, but she wasn't amused.
Sue Storer, a teacher at a secondary school in the U.K., is suing for constructive dismissal and sex discrimination, saying she was forced to sit in a chair that made flatulent noises when she moved while her male colleagues were sitting pretty in chairs that could control themselves, Sky News reports.
"It was very embarrassing to sit on," she said.
Storer said she was constantly forced to apologize to children, parents and co-workers about the unladylike sounds emanating from her chair, but the school wouldn't replace the flatulent furniture.
She claims the school's refusal to replace her chair while providing some men with silent seats is indicative of the sexist behavior that undermined her position at work.
"I asked for a chair that didn't make these very embarrassing farting sounds," Storer said.
Storer is asking for $1,746,519.24 in damages.
She quit her job last year.
Sue Storer, a teacher at a secondary school in the U.K., is suing for constructive dismissal and sex discrimination, saying she was forced to sit in a chair that made flatulent noises when she moved while her male colleagues were sitting pretty in chairs that could control themselves, Sky News reports.
"It was very embarrassing to sit on," she said.
Storer said she was constantly forced to apologize to children, parents and co-workers about the unladylike sounds emanating from her chair, but the school wouldn't replace the flatulent furniture.
She claims the school's refusal to replace her chair while providing some men with silent seats is indicative of the sexist behavior that undermined her position at work.
"I asked for a chair that didn't make these very embarrassing farting sounds," Storer said.
Storer is asking for $1,746,519.24 in damages.
She quit her job last year.
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