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Attorney Peter E. Brill Highlights Critical Delays in New York State’s Teacher Misconduct Investigations

New York, New York – Peter E. Brill, a distinguished educator defense attorney and founder of Brill Legal Group, P.C., is drawing attention to significant delays in the resolution of teacher misconduct cases within the New York State Education Department. These delays, which can extend up to seven years, leave both students and educators in … Continue reading Attorney Peter E. Brill Highlights Critical Delays in New York State’s Teacher Misconduct Investigations

Jury Finds Waterford Public Schools Retaliated Against Whistleblower Teacher for Reporting Threat of School Gun Violence

Southfield, Michigan – As a special education teacher at Waterford Public Schools’ Riverside Elementary, Katherine Albright reasonably expected the school district to appropriately address her report about a disturbing threat of gun violence. Instead, a jury found that the school district unlawfully retaliated against her, ending her employment just 11 days after she reported a … Continue reading Jury Finds Waterford Public Schools Retaliated Against Whistleblower Teacher for Reporting Threat of School Gun Violence

First Grade Teacher Shot by Student Sues School

A Virginia teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student during school is seeking $40 million in damages from the school that employed her for failing to prevent the incident. Abigail Zwerner, 25, taught first grade at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. Among her students was the first-grader that remains unnamed in the … Continue reading First Grade Teacher Shot by Student Sues School

New York Teacher Suspended for Showing Video With Sexual and Political Content to Students

New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) March 5, 2019 – A New York high school teacher was suspended indefinitely for showing his students a video about due process related to sexual assault and rape on college campuses. The Bedford Central School District extended his original month-long suspension in connection to seven new charges. Mike Poplardo taught … Continue reading New York Teacher Suspended for Showing Video With Sexual and Political Content to Students

New York Teacher Suspended for Showing Video With Sexual and Political Content to Students

New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) March 5, 2019 – A New York high school teacher was suspended indefinitely for showing his students a video about due process related to sexual assault and rape on college campuses. The Bedford Central School District extended his original month-long suspension in connection to seven new charges. Mike Poplardo taught … Continue reading New York Teacher Suspended for Showing Video With Sexual and Political Content to Students