Teacher to Get Less After Foiling Shaky Sex Claims

[The Straight Story]

Teacher to Get Less After Foiling Shaky Sex Claims

(CN) - A West Virginia high school teacher cannot collect more than a quarter-million dollars in damages from a school board that fired him for unproven allegations of sexual misconduct, a state appeals court ruled.
Robert Fulmer began teaching math at Nitro High School in 1999. He was fired in 2005 after a student working as a classroom aide said Fulmer made sexual advances toward her and another classmate. Between 2005 and 2007, Fulmer earning $58,000 working in a tobacco store called Smoker Friendly.

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Fulmer renewed his teaching certificate and was reinstated near the end of 2008. After he asked the court for a writ of mandamus for damages, the court awarded Fulmer $259,567, plus expenses and attorneys' fees.

The school board asked the court to amend the judgment, arguing that Fulmer's wages from Smoker Friendly should be deducted from the award. The board also ruled that Fulmer should also not receive money to cover the six-week period when his teaching certificate had expired.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/11/16/41513.htm

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I don't want to think about clams having sex

oh, sorry

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Pretty standard stuff for an employee victory