Lawsuit Filed Over Canceled Spring Break
Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON - Three Calhoun County school employees are suing the state and county boards of education because school officials canceled their spring break three weeks before it was supposed to happen.
The lawsuits, filed Monday in Kanawha Circuit Court, also ask a judge to grant an immediate injunction to prevent school officials from changing the calendar, as teachers have made vacation plans and bought plane tickets.
One of the employees, Kelly Sampson, says in her lawsuit that she has a nonrefundable plane ticket that cost $750.
Another employee, Christina Jones, says in her lawsuit that she's paid about $500 for plane, concert and other entertainment tickets.
The third employee, Norma Myers, says she had planned a family vacation to Erie, Pa., with her kids who are home from college.
Calhoun County school board members voted Feb. 27 to change the week of March 17-21 from "out of calendar days" to "instructional days" -- effectively eliminating spring break, according to the complaint.
"The universal tradition, custom and practice of Calhoun County, indeed of all the school districts, have been that out of calendar days are not moved or altered once the school year has begun," the complaint states ...
Read the rest Lawsuit Filed Over Canceled Spring Break by Kate White for the Charleston Gazette
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