Teacher sues over unruly students
A public-school teacher is suing New York City, claiming his principal aggravated his heart condition by assigning him unruly students. Monte Kuhr, 46, says the principal ignored a doctor’s note requesting that Kuhr teach only older students, and assigned him to freshman classes, where “high-intensity interactions with misbehaving students” led to a six-month medical leave.
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