- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
I was teaching in a Catholic school. Taught there for 8 years. Had a disagreement with the pastor and principal over a discipline matter concerning a student who had committed felony property damage to the private property of another staff member while on school grounds (they were choosing to take no disciplinary action against the student, there were eyewitnesses to the event). Was told to stay home for the final two weeks of school. I sensed things would go south and requested my personnel records. There was nothing negative in the files I received and the evaluations were all positive. Both the pastor and principal told me they thought I was a great teacher and knew all the kids loved me but their school was no longer the right fit for me. I moved on, but it was recently brought to my attention that my personnel file did contain negative items that I was not aware of and it was because of these that the decision was made to non-renew my contract. Did I have a right to know what was in my personnel file and do I have a case for unlawful termination?