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On 12/28/13, teacher wrote:
> What if the principal fired you because you refused to work on the
> weekend? What if there was religious discrimination involved? What
> if
> there was discrimination against the teacher who had a
> disability?
==== None of the above has anything to do with slander or libel.
>
> On 12/28/13, teacher wrote:
>
>> What if it was a first year principal who was fired by the end of
>> his second year for being incompetent? Doesn't that change
>> things?
==== No.
>> What if the principal filled the teacher's file with
>> slander that
>> was never shown to or signed by the teacher?
===== If the file was never shown to anyone, it wouldn't be
slander. What
>> if that has
>> prevented the teacher from securing full time
>> employment?
====== That would depend on the laws in the state and the specific
facts of the case. And
>> finally, what if the teacher had the full right
>> to tenure because
>> she had enough satisfactory experience and
>> THEN was discontinued
>> by the incompetent principal?
====== Again, nothing to do with slander or libel.
>>
>> On
>> 12/28/13, Rick wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/28/13, teacher wrote:
>>>> Is it true a teacher can sue a principal and assistant
>>>> principal for slander, defamation and libel? Hope you all
>>>> have insurance!
>>>
>>> Anybody can sue anybody else at any time. Doesn't mean the
>>> plaintiff can win, though. Also, good luck finding an attorney
>>> that will take the case. The attorney will want a decent
>>> chance of winning, and in many cases, there will be little
>>> chance of that occurring.
>>>

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