Bouchard v. Department of Employment & Training

Claimant Raymond Bouchard appeals the decision of the Employment Security Board to deny him unemployment benefits, pursuant to 21 V.S.A. § 1344(a)(2)(B), because he was discharged from his job for gross misconduct connected with his work. We affirm the Board’s decision.

Claimant was employed as an automobile mechanics teacher at Bellows Free Academy for sixteen years until December 7,2001 when he was dismissed by the school’s board of trustees. The following events gave rise to the dismissal. On November 15, 2001, claimant’s teenage son, a student at the school, was emotionally distraught over…