Lawsuit claims alcoholism is a handicap, and more
A Florida police deputy, fired for drunken misconduct, is suing for damages on the grounds that alcoholism is a recognized handicap.
Lawsuit claims alcoholism is a handicap
A Florida police deputy, fired for drunken misconduct, is suing for damages on the grounds that alcoholism is a recognized handicap. Sgt. Clinton Knowles was fired in 2008 after drunkenly groping two women. But Knowles claims in his lawsuit that the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office had a duty under the Americans with Disabilities Act to “accommodate the perceived and/or actual alcoholism of the Plaintiff” and enroll him in a rehab program.
Fourth-grader forced to turn Yankees T-shirt inside out
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The parents of a New York fourth-grader say his constitutional rights were violated when a teacher made him turn his Yankees T-shirt inside out. School officials are investigating why teacher Peter Addabbo, a Boston Red Sox fan, told Nathan Johns, 9, to reverse his shirt so that “Yankees’’ wasn’t visible. “He had this look like he wasn’t kidding at all,” said Johns.
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