The school had every right to fire her. In a private school in an at-will state, they can fire her for the color of her eyes.
Where they SO messed up was in the violation of the HIPPA laws in that they revealed medical information without her express permission.
That lady is going to win this case based on that - the school administration is staffed by a bunch of dunderheads!
I thought hippa just covered doctors and insurance companies. I’ll have to research that a bit further.
I do not believe the school is bound by HIPAA. PHI (Personal Health Information) is typically considered confidential info accessible by health care professionals, facilities, and insurance companies.
I don't believe the school is bound any more than your local hair stylist. If he asks you when you got pregnant, you tell him, and he tells his entire clientele, too bad for you.
The actual employment decision (to terminate) has some serious EEOC implications. But the HIPAA thing is a nonstarter. There could be violations of internal policies with such disclosures though.