In re the Claim of Leonetti

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 7, 2003, which, upon reconsideration, adhered to its prior decision ruling that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because he voluntarily left his employment without good cause.

Claimant resigned from his teaching position following an incident in which he felt the assistant principal undermined his authority by returning an unruly student to his classroom after he had sent the student to the Dean’s office, causing disruption among the other students. Claimant was also…