Morton v. Essex Town School District
Supreme Court of Vermont
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
This case involves the dismissal of a sixth grade science teacher from his teaching position in Essex Town. On October 28, 1977, David Morton struck one of his students in the face with the back of his hand after the student repeatedly ignored verbal warnings to stop disrupting the class. Although the student remained in the classroom with no apparent injury, by the end of the day a bruise had appeared just above and behind the eye. Neither the teacher nor the student reported the blow to school authorities, but by that evening the superintendent of schools had learned of the incident and had…
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