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4th Circuit: District Court erred when it failed to heed remand order
Where this court previously held that school officials were entitled to public official immunity and that the claims against them must be dismissed, the District Court erred when it allowed […]
4th Circuit: Ministerial exception forecloses sex bias claim
In Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School, where a Catholic school teacher was dismissed for planning to marry his same-sex partner, the 4th Circuit ruled that the ministerial exception, despite being initially waived, barred his claims because it involves significant institutional interests.
Union County teacher charged with sex with student
MONROE (AP) — A Union County high school science teacher has been arrested and charged with having sex with a student. Twenty-eight-year-old Jessica Marie Deck was arrested Thursday and charged […]
Winston-Salem teacher accused of sex with student
A high school teacher in Winston-Salem has been charged with having sex with a student.
73-year-old former teacher faces sex charge
A former Charlotte school teacher now living in Georgia has been accused of having improper conduct with a student 30 years ago. Seventy-three-year-old Monte Sue Diebolt of Statesboro, Ga., is charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.
Tort/Negligence – Schools & School Boards – Abuse of Special Needs Student – Labor & Employment – Public Employees – Teacher – Wrongful Termination – Constitutional
J.W. v. Johnston County Board of Education Since no N.C. appellate court has recognized a fiduciary duty between a middle school student and his principal, superintendent or school board, this court will not so expand N.C. law.
Civil Practice – Res Judicata – Labor & Employment – Public Employees – Teacher – State-Court Action
Whitaker v. Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education Even though the EEOC’s right-to-sue letter was not issued until after the conclusion of plaintiff’s state-court action, since defendants’ termination of plaintiff’s employment was the basis for both the state-court action and this Title VII action, this action is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Defendants’ motion to dism[...]
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Commentary
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