Legal Opinion
Richard v. Reg'l Sch. Unit 57
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 7, 2017No. 2:16–cv–00265–JAWPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Finding that a teacher at a school district made out a prima facie case of retaliation against the school district for her advocacy on behalf of disabled students, that the district sustained its burden of production to demonstrate a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its adverse actions, and that the teacher proved that the district's proffered reason was pretextual, the Court rules in favor of the district in this retaliation claim because it concludes that the teacher failed to demonstrate that the true reason for the district's…
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