Legal Opinion
Dragonas v. School Committee
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 6, 2005No. 04-P-98PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
Phyllis Dragonas, a foreign languages teacher, brought this action against the school committee of Melrose; Charles Martin, former superintendent of the Melrose public schools; and Daniel Burke, principal of Melrose High School, alleging defamation and age discrimination. She claimed that Burke defamed her when he made derogatory comments about her at a meeting with parents concerning an overseas trip to be *430chaperoned by Dragonas. She also claimed age discrimination arising out of the failure to reappoint her as the lead foreign languages teacher in the school system. A Superior Court judge…
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