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Classroom Crying Spells, Discrimination Law Violations Named In NJ Kindergarten Teacher's Suit Classroom Crying Spells, Discrimination Law Violations Named In NJ Kindergarten Teacher's Suit
Classroom Crying Spells, Discrimination Law Violations Named In NJ Kindergarten Teacher's Suit The South Orange-Maplewood School District is facing a lawsuit from a former 34-year-old Kindergarten teacher alleging officials failed to accommodate her disability amid "crying spells" in the classroom, forcing her to resign. Sarah Barlow says the trouble began during the 2019-2020 year when she got into disagreements with South Mountain Elementary School principal, who later believed she had filed a report saying he was having a sexual relationship with a first-grade teacher, according to a lawsuit filed in Essex County Superior Court. Barlow was transferred out of South Mounta…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lawsuit Filed Over Disabled Student's Dismissal From Hillsborough Prom: Report Lawsuit Filed Over Disabled Student's Dismissal From Hillsborough Prom: Report
Lawsuit Filed Over Disabled Student's Dismissal From Hillsborough Prom: Report A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a student with Down syndrome who was ordered to leave the Hillsborough High School prom before it ended, mycentraljersey.com reported.   Lily Doyle was among 11 students asked to leave the prom, which was held in May. Most of the other students are also special needs.  An aide told the group that they would be leaving about an hour before the prom concluded even though a limo had been reserved and was scheduled to arrive around the time the prom was supposed to end.  The school district later apologized for the incident.  The …

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by Paul Milo
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SUIT: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination SUIT: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination
Suit: Paramus Whole Foods Worker Says Anxiety Over Black Widow Spider Bite Lead To Termination A former employee of Paramus' Whole Foods store is suing the company for disability discrimination, according to a recent report. Richard Highsmith says he developed too much anxiety to work in the produce section after a black widow spider bit him in the department, NJ.com said, citing the suit. The higher-ups at the Bergen Town Center store did not let the Hackensack resident switch departments following the incident, according to the suit. New Jersey discrimination laws make it illegal to discriminate against an employee for his or her age, ancestry, military service, color, creed, disa…

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by Cecilia Levine