Re: workplace discrimination

March 12, 2005

Jen,

Call the ADA and file a complaint.

March 12, 2005

Jen,

I am so sorry. That is really horrible, especially because special ed students

can so more relate to someone who also has stuggles.

FIGHT, and I will bring this up at our next county disability meeting and see

what they say, because their agenda has been about the school systems lately.

Jackie

March 12, 2005

Thanks everyone for your encouragement. I intend to finght the district. I

contacted the EEOC and I have an interview scheduled with them. They deal

with all kinds of discrimination issued. The union is not much help because

they said others are losing their jobs as well, so it isn't about the

wheelchair. I want to know if those others had good evaluations too and if the

4th

evaluation contradicts the first 3. Also the principal told the union rep a

while ago when she told him I was nervous about using the chair that he had no

reason for me not to go back next year. Also, the lady that did my last 2

evaluations tried to mark me down because I taught sitting on the 3rd

evaluation. She even told the Social worker that. The social worker told her

she

could not do that because they had to make reasonable accomodations. the

social worker said she would even testify in court. None of this will be

settled

by the next school year. However, I decided that this will be my last year

of teaching. I taught for 3.5 years and I wanted to teach so I could touch

lives and I did that. Now I feel that it is time to get on disbility and

maybe substitute part time and spend time with my family. This has been a hard

decision, but I feel it is the right one. Also, we decided to be foster

parents and hopefully adopt thru the foster system. That way I can still touch

children's lives but on a deeper level.

Jen

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