{"id":363398,"date":"2026-10-03T02:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T02:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/363398\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T02:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T02:08:13","slug":"jury-awards-former-public-schools-employee-4-5m-in-retaliation-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/363398\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Awards Former Public Schools Employee $4.5M in Retaliation Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In April, minutes after attorneys for the Jersey City Board of Education and a former Jersey City Public Schools employee delivered their opening statements in a trial for a retaliation suit against the school district, the attorneys told the presiding judge that they had reached a<\/a> tentative settlement. Later that month, during executive session, the school board rejected the $475,000 settlement and, instead, elected to return to court.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Komar is a Jersey City Times staff reporter who primarily covers K-12 and higher education. You can reach her at sarah.komar@jcitytimes.com or 347-644-8528 (call or text). Follow her on X @SarahEKomar,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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