A retired city school teacher who alleged she was forced to retire after blowing the whistle on testing improprieties at the elementary-middle school where she worked has been awarded $293,000 by a Baltimore Circuit Court jury.
The award for Joyce V. Dunston was reduced to $210,000 because of a limit. The defendant, the city school board, is expected to appeal the decision, according to Howard J. Needle, an attorney representing Dunston. The school system had no comment about the verdict delivered Friday.
"Friday made me feel it is good to be an American. I got an opportunity for other citizens to hear what goes on in city schools. I felt as though I did justice to the school kids in the city," said Dunston, a teacher for 37 years.
Dunston, 62, alleged that during the 2006-2007 school year, teachers at Rognel Heights Elementary/Middle School were told by their instructional support staff to use improper and unethical testing procedures, including giving students test questions in advance.
Being ethical is surely the way to ruin your teaching career.
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