Teacher to sue after she is fired over premarital sex

Orlando Sentinel ^ | June 8, 2010 | Anika Myers Palm

[Genoa]

She just might have signed a contract about moral violations, given the nature of her employment. (Not that I don't think she was treated uncharitably.)

[Soothesayer]

Just where did she think she was employed? Boulder High?

[Retired Greyhound]

Why did she admit that?

That was her mistake.

When she conceived is nobody’s business.

[TnGOP]

Of course the school did the right thing. In fact, they should have all non married applicants have their virginity verified before employment! < /Sarc>

[nina0113]

“Teacher to Sue Employer for Expecting Her to Abide by Her Employment Contract.”

But it was tacky of the school to ask. Much better to leave it alone and pretend the baby’s premature.

[GeronL]

Isn’t this a private school in a non-union state?

Pretty much fire anyone for any reason. or no reason.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

In the complaint, which asks for a trial by jury, Hamilton alleges her termination was based on the fact of her pregnancy — and that the school offended her by disclosing the information about when she conceived to other school staffers and the parents of students Hamilton taught during the 2008-2009 school year. Hamilton did not authorize the school to reveal that information, according to the complaint.

Firing her is one thing, revealing private medical information is another.

[GeronL]

That should be their choice.

[domenad]

The question has a medical connotation to it, they had no right to ask it under HPAA laws. They just handed her a big payday.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Glad to see a school, Christian or otherwise, stand up for what is right. I applaud this school and its principal.

[This Just In]

Their private school, their rules. I’m sure she signed a moral agreement. She is a teacher, so she should no better. Sounds like the teacher was being dishonest.

I hope she loses the lawsuit.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Waiting for the flood of idiots to come onto the post complaining about how evil a private, Christian school is for holding its employees to certain moral standards.

[Genoa]

A big payday for a lawyer or two, that's for sure.

[sauropod]

sad story. Sorry to see this sort of thing happen.

[fso301]

The school is in trouble.

[NativeNewYorker]

[<1/1,000,000th%]

It sounds like the legal issue is that the school released private information to the public.

[SnakeDoctor]

>> administrators at Southland Christian School in St. Cloud parried her query about maternity leave with a query of their own: When did she conceive?

The correct answer is “Mind your own damn business.”

She actually may have a good case for revealing medical information without authorization. The firing may be a different story legally ... but the school’s behavior here is hardly exemplary.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

SnakeDoc

[VanDeKoik]

Oh please enlighten us as to what “christian” principal was upheld here.

Really wish these institutions acted so swiftly when their teachers are caught screwing around with their students.