The Scranton Times-Tribune reports that the Scranton School District has filed suit against Wellnet Health Plan and Banyan Consulting, claiming it is entitled to a “significant” amount of money in drug rebates that were never passed on to the district by Wellnet.
Continue reading...According to a report from the Associated Press in The Republic, Marion County Superior Court Judge Patrick McCarty has ruled that the standard teacher contract forms issued by the Indiana Department of Education that would have allowed school districts to change or increase teachers’ hours without paying them more are illegal.
Continue reading...A Pennsylvania federal district court has granted summary judgment in favor of three district officials, dismissing an instructional aide’s suit claiming school district officials had violated her First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights when she was detained and subjected to a breathalyzer test.
Continue reading...A federal district court in New York state has ruled in favor of a former assistant principal on his Title VII claims of hostile work environment and discrimination based on religion, denying that portion of the New York City Department of Education’s (NYCDE) motion for summary judgment, and allowing those claims to proceed to trial. The court has granted NYCDE’s motion, however, with respect to the retaliation and federal procedural due process claims.
Continue reading...Easton Area School District has agreed settle a race discrimination suit brought by Paxinosa Elementary School Principal David Hightower, says the Morning Call. EASD will pay Hightower $60,000 plus attorney fees, according to an agreement released by the school district’s lawyer.
Continue reading...The Judson Independent School District (JISD) school board has voted 6-0 to terminate elementary school counselor Cynthia Stewart, who is accused of sexting a 15 year-old student, reports the San Antonio Express-News.
Continue reading...The Mississippi Court of Appeals, in a 5-4 en banc decision, has ruled that a school board’s decision to terminate a teacher after she refused a school district official’s request to submit to a drug test pursuant to the district’s drug and alcohol policy was not arbitrary or capricious.
Continue reading...A new Pennsylvania law requiring public and private school employees who are arrested or convicted of serious crimes to report those arrests or convictions to their employers and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has taken effect, says the Patriot-News. The law expands the list of crimes that permanently disqualify people from school employment.
Continue reading...Margaret Reyes, a second-grade teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School, who had successfully sued San Francisco Unified School District in 2006 for employment discrimination, has now filed suit against SFUSD in federal court, alleging that school officials are retaliating for the previous lawsuit, says the Examiner.
Continue reading...According to KITV ABC 4, the State of Hawaii has agreed to end implementation of its random drug testing policy for teachers, for which it had negotiated in a 2007 contract. Although the teachers had agreed to the contract, which included the random drug testing program along with pay increases, the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) has opposed the policy since the contract was signed.
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