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· 9/23/1998

Teachout v. Forest City Community School District

Citations

  • 584 N.W.2d 296
  • 14 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 788
  • 1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 223
  • 1998 WL 650889

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  • concluding public policy to report suspected child abuse undermined by employee's termination for good faith intent to report child abuse
  • concluding public policy to report suspected child abuse undermined by employee’s termination for good faith intent to report child abuse
  • holding an employer's action must \have the effect of discouraging\ publicly protected employee behavior
  • stating high causation standard for tortious discharge and comparing to Hulme, a retaliatory discharge case under the ICRA
  • finding insufficient evidence of retaliation and evidence that there was a personality conflict between assistant and supervising teacher
  • finding insufficient evidence of retaliation and evidence that there was a personality conflict between assistant and supervising teacher

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Judges: McGiverin, Larson, Layorato, Neuman, Ternus

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