This goes to prove what "innocent little girls" are capable of--manufacturing proto false-sex-accusations to ruin a male teacher's life--all because one of them was getting a bad grade. Girls learn this shit very early.
Fortunately, this story has a happy ending--but most don't.
Full story.
Fortunately, this story has a happy ending--but most don't.
Full story.
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Teacher forced to resign over false 'improper touching' accusations gets $680,000
By Kari Huus, NBC News
A North Carolina school district agreed to pay $680,000 to a former teacher who said he was unfairly forced to resign after several students accused him of improperly touching them.
Sixth-grade teacher Jeffrey Leardini said he had been coerced into resigning in April 2006 — despite an excellent eight-year record as a teacher — after several students came forward with complaints that he touched them in sexually suggestive ways.
Criminal charges against Leardini brought by one student at Community House Middle School were later dismissed, and the other complaints, made by several of her friends, were discredited as an effort to punish the teacher on behalf of their friend, who was doing poorly in Leardini’s class.
According to the Charlotte Observer, Leardini acknowledged that he squeezed shoulders, patted arms and touched students' heads as part of his teaching style.
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The school district also agreed to change Leardini’s record from "resignation in lieu of dismissal," which made him ineligible for rehire, to voluntary resignation. "Any reference to termination or suspension will be removed," it says.
Leardini now lives in San Diego and works for Petco, according to his LinkedIn page.
His attorney, Luke Largess, told the Charlotte Observer that the settlement averted the possibility of a new trial.
He said Leardini’s successful claim would make school boards more cautious about their handling of complaints against teachers.