Harris v. City of Montgomery

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that public school has “strong interest in preserving a collegial atmosphere, harmonious relations among teachers, and respect for the curriculum”
• granting summary judgment to employer where teacher’s speech advocating against phase-out of school’s HVAC program created hostile parent reaction against supervisors and school system
• “The [whistleblower] statute prohibits retaliatory conduct on the part of an employer, not preventative conduct”
• “Pursuant to the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, public employees sued in their official capacity are not liable for intentional torts” (citing Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, § 10(c) (1993)). Section 10(c
• ”The only defendants who could be liable under the statute [as plaintiff’s employers] are the City of Westfield and the School Board, yet [p]laintiff alleged no facts pertaining to any conduct, wrongful or otherwise, on the part of the City or any Board members.”

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