Teachers

$48 Million Awarded to Survivors in Landmark Verdict Against School District for Ignoring Teacher’s Abuse

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Los Angeles, California – In a landmark decision, a Los Angeles County jury has ruled in favor of six plaintiffs, awarding them $48 million in a case against a former elementary school teacher who molested students over a 15-year span. The educators neglect was continuously overlooked by the principal and the Mountain View School District in El Monte despite multiple alerts. The case, which has sparked widespread outcry and led to changes in state legislation, sheds light on grave lapses within the educational institution and has put other districts under scrutiny to prevent such breaches. … Read more

Federal Judge Sides with Oklahoma Superintendent in Defamation Suit Over Teacher’s Resignation and Controversial Classroom QR Code

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA — A federal judge has ruled in favor of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters, dismissing a lawsuit brought by former Norman High School English teacher Summer Boismier. The litigation stemmed from allegations made by Boismier against Walters following the controversy of a QR code linked to a library project that provided access to banned books. Boismier resigned in the wake of parental backlash after she provided her students with a QR code that directed them to the Brooklyn Public Library’s “Books Unbanned” initiative. This project makes books that have been banned from … Read more

$10.5 Million Awarded in Heartbreaking Loss: Kindergarten Teacher’s Family Receives Justice after Fatal Arlington Heights Bicycle Crash

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — In a significant legal ruling, a Cook County jury has awarded $10.5 million to the husband of a kindergarten teacher from Arlington Heights who died tragically in a bicycle crash in 2022. The teacher, Sylwia Jarosz, was fatally struck by a dump truck while riding her bicycle to work. The incident unfolded on the morning of Sept. 29, 2022, when Jarosz, aged 45, was navigating her bicycle along northbound Wilke Road. She was stopped at a red light at the intersection with Lake Cook Road when a catastrophic chain of events … Read more

Teachers Union and NAACP File Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order to Dissolve Education Department

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Washington, D.C. – A lawsuit has been filed by the nation’s largest teachers’ union and the NAACP against former President Donald Trump’s executive order to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. The groups argue that the move to decentralize federal oversight of schools threatens the quality of education and fails to ensure equal educational opportunities for all students across the United States. The lawsuit, which promises to be a significant legal showdown, points to what the plaintiffs consider an unconstitutional overreach by the executive branch. They argue that dismantling a federal department established by Congress … Read more