Defense of Board of Education in Termination Hearing

Successfully represented a board of education in termination proceedings under Conn. Gen. Stat. 10-151.  After four days of virtual hearings, the hearing officer found that the Superintendent had proven insubordination and other due and sufficient cause for terminating the teacher, and therefore recommended that the board of education terminate her contract. The case involved a teacher who refused to accept a reassignment, claiming that the new assignment was not consistent with restrictions that her doctor placed on her due to a disability. The hearing officer found that the teacher’s termination did not violate the ADA or the CFEPA, and noted that the school district had engaged in an interactive process with the teacher by offering her accommodations in the new classroom.