Mary Jo Shannon Slick v. Governing Board of the Stark County Educational Service Center, et al.

PEARSON, J. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION MARY JO SHANNON SLICK, ) ) CASE NO. 5:26-CV-00029 Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON ) GOVERNING BOARD of the STARK ) STARK COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ) MEMORANDUM OF SERVICE CENTER, et al., ) OPINION AND ORDER ) [Resolving ECF No. 11] Defendants. ) I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Mary Jo Shannon Slick was general counsel at an Ohio public education agency from 1997 until she was fired in 2025. Believing that her termination was unlawful and pretextual, she sued her ex-employer and two of its officers for a…