Legal Question in Employment Law in Arizona
My supervisor (principal) has written an unfounded negative letter about my teaching which will hinder my getting a teaching position such as working as a mentor teacher. I have been teaching for 30 years, have never received a single bad evaluation and have never been put on a plan of improvement. My evaluations and walk through narratives have been positive. She has no grounds for the negative comments. Since this letter will hinder future jobs elsewhere in education, do I have a case for tortious interference with employment?
2 Answers from Attorneys
You may have a claim for failure to follow the statutory requirements of teacher evaluation and discipline and perhaps for defamation beyond any privilege of reference. The firm recently handled such a case and we were able to have the negative (and improper by statute) materials removed, obtain a neutral reference and receive a settlement payment for the client. (The teacher also got a better paying job than she had.) However, the fees for this were about $10,000 and could have been more had we gone to a hearing. Many teachers may not have the resources to do this. (These cases can be a lot of work.)
I am curious how your teaching claim turned out. While this firm does primarily business law, because the school districts have most of the "specialist" firms on retainer we wind up coming in to represent the teacher in wrongful termination claims.
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Phoenix, Arizona 85012
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