ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor Public Schools filed a police report Wednesday, July 24, possibly related to theft involving an elementary school employee or contractor. Ann Arbor Public Schools spokesman Andrew Cluley wouldn’t comment, and has neither confirmed nor denied any investigation into theft at Lawton Elementary School. The Ann Arbor News/MLive filed an appeal with the Ann Arbor School …
17-year-old India Landry says she’s done this more than 200 times in class in front of six or more teachers without anyone saying a word. When the Pledge of Allegiance is recited she remains in her seat. “Because I don’t believe the flag represents justice and that’s what they want us to stand for,” Landry said.
A lawsuit says a Houston student’s Constitutional rights were violated when she was expelled for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Randall Kallinen, an attorney for 17-year-old India Landry’s family, said the civil lawsuit was filed Saturday against the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District and a high school principal. The lawsuit says Landry, who’d been sitting …
A former Martinsville High School principal is suing the city, city council and the city’s school board, claiming reverse discrimination as a result of a demotion last year. Angela Weinerth and her attorney Glen F. Koontz, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Danville, seeking a jury trial and at least $8 million in punitive damages, $105,000 in back pay and …
Principal Financial Group Inc. accused the managers of Liongate Capital Management LLP of hiding investments with Bernie Madoff while negotiating to sell half of their London hedge fund to Principal. Founders Randall Dillard and Jeff Holland, and Head of Research Benjamin Funk sold the stake in March 2013 without disclosing secret investments in the largest of several Madoff “feeder funds,” …
Ray Head MAYNARDVILLE (WATE) – The mother of a student at Union County High School says the principal and vice-principal received multiple reports of abuse towards her daughter, but chose not to do anything for weeks. The mother, Jodi Cheshire has filed a federal and state lawsuit against former Union County High School teacher Ray Lincoln Head, Union County Principal Linda Harrell and Vice …
Millville plans to end all-year brush collection in 2017. Brush will be collected for periods of two months around spring and around fall. A lack of workers is the reason, City Commissioner David Ennis says.