Fired NYC teacher sues for job back after affair with school aged runway model student

See Teacher and her pet, NYDN, 11/25/08, at 1

Wantagh Teacher Accused of Second Fling with 16 Year Old Boy

See Teacher a Lust Cause: New fling with boy, NYP, 7/23/08, at 17

NYC Teacher Fired After Long Stay in Rubber Room

See "253G to ax one teach," NYP, 5/27/08, at 15

-David Salkin terminated for poor classroom management after only 5 years on job and after shortly receiving tenure

One Year Statute of Limitations Held to Govern Teacher's Illegal Workplace Discrimination Claim in New York

See Amorosi v. South Colonie Independent Central School District, 9 N.Y.3d 367 (Dec 18, 2007)

-Section 296 claim against district governed by 1 year, rather than 3 year SOL

Lynne Stewart's NYC Schoolteacher Daughter Arrested for Fraudulent Time Off Requests

See "Teacher Held in Forgery of Time-off Requests," NYT, 2/5/08,at B3

NYC Teachers Awaiting Disciplinary Hearings Sue to Escape Rubber Rooms Alleging Part of DOE's Discriminatory Scheme

Check out "Teachers sue to ax rubber rooms," NYP, 1/22/08, at p. 12

NYC School Staff Sexual Misconduct Cases Doubled In Last Five Years

Check out "School sex cases on rise," NYP, at p. 2 [re growing number of complaints received by SCI]

Probationary City Teacher Loses Racial Discrimation Claim

Check out the attached from the 11/1/07 NYLJ

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Employment
Black Former Probationary Teacher Loses Claims Of Racial Discrimination Filed Against City Schools
Kenney v. New York City Department of Education

NYC Teacher Rubber Rooms Like a Prison

Check out this NYT article describing life for tenured teachers accused of misconduct in the NYCDOE's "rubber rooms":
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/education/10education.html?ex=1349755200&en=0e31ef8f074c4858&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Teacher Gets Attorneys Fees and Apology After Frivolous Disciplinary Proceeding

Check out the link to this Indiana case describing a sweet victory for a teacher who had been brought up on and was cleared of disciplinary charges by an arbitrator...
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2007/09/court-refuses-t.html
Marion Community School Corp. v. Marion Teachers Association, 2007 WL 2257643 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)

Teacher Terminated: No Consensual Sex with Students

Check out this Third Circuit case holding that student cannot consent to sex with teacher.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2007/08/students-can-ne.html
Chancellor v. Pottsgrove School District, (3d Cir. 2007)