· 8/18/1997
Steven Calvit v. Minneapolis Public Schools Four Winds School Donna Grant
Citations
- 122 F.3d 1112
- 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 276
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 21645
- 1997 WL 467635
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that Calvit's reports about the school's child abuse policy were closely followed by a series of negative employment actions
- indicating that disclosure of illegal activities made to a co-worker qualifies as a report to “an employer” under the Minnesota whistleblower statute
- noting that Calvit’s reports about the school’s child abuse policy were closely followed by a series of negative employment actions
- noting internal complaints of interest only to other employees are not generally matters of public concern
- deeming criticism of a school’s child abuse policy a matter of public concern
- When the speech in question “involves a matter of political, social or other concern to the community [it] is of public concern.”
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Judges: Murphy, Heaney, Norris
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