A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision granting judgment to a school district, ruling that the district did not deprive school security guards of property without due process of law when it terminated their employment without notice or hearing to outsource their positions.
Continue reading...According to Gazette.Net, the Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel has filed a federal class action suit against the Prince Georges County School Board and former Superintendent William Hite on behalf of the county public school system’s principals and administrators, charging they were fired or demoted under Hite due to age and race discrimination.
Continue reading...he Chicago Tribune reports that Bryan Craig, guidance counselor and former girls’ basketball coach at Rich Central High School, has filed suit in federal court against Rich Township High School District 227, charging he was terminated in violation of his free speech rights after writing a graphic book about relationships.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a former school district employee failed to state a valid First Amendment retaliation claim based on exercising her free speech rights because was she speaking pursuant to her official duties.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that a former elementary school principal has failed to prove that a Colorado school district discriminated against her on the basis of race/ethnicity when it terminated her for insubordination.
Continue reading...The Courthouse News Service reports that high school English teacher Natalie Munroe has filed suit in federal court against her school district and district officials, claiming the school district plans to terminate her in retaliation for her engaging in constitutionally protected speech.
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