The 2nd Circuit has upheld the dismissal of the case of Sarrit Segal, a teacher who brought a "stigma-plus" claim against the New York City school system after she was fired for allegedly directing several children to strike back at a classmate who had hit them. In rejecting her claim, the circuit explicitly stated for the first time that for at-will government workers "the availability of an adequate, reasonably prompt, post-termination hearing is sufficient to defeat a stigma-plus claim."
August 16, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A probationary teacher who was fired for allegedly directing several children to strike back at a fellow kindergartner who had hit them has found no relief in federal court.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the case of Bronx teacher Sarrit Segal, who had brought a so-called “stigma-plus” employment action against the New York City school system.
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