Legal Opinion
Darchak v. City of Chicago Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 2009No. 08-2732PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Anna Darchak is a Polish bilingual teacher whose one-year contract with the Chicago Public Schools was not renewed after a tumultuous school year. Darchak claims that she lost her job because she complained that the school principal was violating the No Child Left Behind Act. She says the principal’s hostility also stemmed from her animosity toward people of Polish descent. Darchak filed this lawsuit against the City of Chicago Board of Education (Board), alleging, inter alia, retaliatory discharge, first amendment retaliation and national origin discrimination. The…
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