Gregory

Former Middle School Social Studies Teacher. Current English as a New Language (ENL) Teacher. Harshman Magnet Middle School (Indianapolis Public Schools).

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The suit has still not been decided, so the EEOC still has to prove that the employees’ compensation was different and not based on factors other than sex.

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The EEOC is helping female teachers and a female psychologist sue their school district for discrimination/less pay compared to male employees in similar roles and similar experience. @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL
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@3lwand The teacher was not upholding the mission of his public school district, even after the district tried to accommodate him. A teacher’s religious beliefs do not outweigh ALL students’ rights to an equitable and inclusive education.

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@mecaknight @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd It sounds like the school violated the teacher’s right since pre-marital sex was not included in their employee handbook. If religious institutions want their employees to follow specific policies they should be included in their handbook/contract.

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@3lwand @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd @ninacast98 @hdatlove13 @mecaknight It sounds like the policy they violated does not follow the SC’s decision in Connick v. Myers. If their speech was focused on a public concern and they explicitly expressed that, then the policy they violated could be challenged as violating their 1st Amendment right.

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@mecaknight It is extremely important that teachers understand their district’s social media policies before posting, especially if their students are involved. They also need to know the difference between posting as a private citizen or a public employee.

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Was posting a video of the library bookshelves in the scope of his ordinary duties? Did he post the video as a private citizen to shed light on a public concern? Or, did his video jeopardize school operations?

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Was the substitute teacher’s freedom of expression violated by being fired?
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How would you feel if your district’s school board was not following its own qualification policy to hire a new superintendent? @IUPUIEdLawProf
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@mecaknight @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd We need to know what California State Law is regarding Unions engaging in boycotts. Our book says Unions cannot engage in unlawful activities (strikes/boycotts), but if the school board is not threatening to terminate teachers, then they must be allowed to do it.

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@3lwand @IUPUIEdLawProf @mecaknight @hdatlove13 @ninacast98 @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd I would have to know more about the details of the probation period of his contract before deciding if the district violated his employee rights.

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@3lwand I understand where he was coming from in regards to students thinking about their life goals/aspirations. It sounds like it poor judgement since it led to the loss of his job. Maybe it was the political views of the community/school, maybe it was the details of the assignment.

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@3lwand @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUISchoolOfEd @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @ninacast98 @hdatlove13 @mecaknight The argument at the end about the CO Supreme Court potentially removing 4th amendment protection for students is tough because the searches for potential weapons is supposed to ensure a safe learning environment for all students. Is that worth taking some student’s rights away?

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@3lwand @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUISchoolOfEd @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @ninacast98 @hdatlove13 @mecaknight Wow! A serious backfire! But, I agree that if administrators are going to be conducting searches for safety plans, then there should be more than one person conducting it and they should have proper training in case they do find a gun.

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@mecaknight It’s hard to say if their rights were violated since his school is private. We would have to know what their contracts say, and what California/local law says in regards to private institutions terminating employees.

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“…Out of the 148 largest urban districts in the country, 46 still use seniority as the sole or primary factor when determining layoffs…” Should teacher seniority be the sole/primary factor? @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolofEd #StudyEdLaw
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@mecaknight @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd It’s hard to decide if the principal was within his means because the article does not specifically say how the search was conducted. Was the search minimally intrusive? It sounds like the search was conducted based on reasonable suspicion, but was the search nonintrusive?

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Should schools make harsher punishments for student misbehavior, or will harsher punishments exacerbate the school-to-prison pipeline? @IUPUIEdLawProf
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@3lwand I agree, too many politicians are focused on controlling what people can do, especially regarding concepts/actions they disagree with. Is America the “free” country it claims to be?

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IN HB 1608 update: Schools will be required to inform parents if their student has requested a name/pronoun change for any reason (even a nickname). @IUPUIEdLawProf
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@3lwand @mecaknight @IUPUIEdLawProf @IUPUI_UrbanEdL @IUPUISchoolOfEd @Giu_Giu_Bee @ninacast98 @hdatlove13 Yes, I thought the same thing! If he is going to cancel this event because it is “divisive”, then he has to cancel all other future events that are “divisive”. Not just the ones that he disagrees with.