After a five-day trial, a federal jury deliberated for about an hour Tuesday before rejecting all of former public school teacher Lauren Berrios' allegations against a New York school district, including religious discrimination based on her perceived faith of Wicca, and her actual faith of Judaism. Federal Judge Leonard D. Wexler let Berrios' "perceived" argument go to the jury even though he had reservations about the legality of the claim.
March 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal jury in Central Islip, N.Y., Tuesday swiftly rejected the claim of a former Long Island public school teacher that she had been fired because of false accusations that she was a witch.
After a five-day trial, the seven-member Eastern District of New York jury deliberated about a hour before rejecting all of Lauren Berrios’ allegations against the Hampton Bays School District and her demand for millions in damages. Berrios v. Hampton Bays Union Free School District, 02-3124.
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