Peters, district settle lawsuit with parent [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
By Jonathan D. Silver, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | |
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As part of the settlement, approved Friday by
Neither defendant admits any wrongdoing.
The Wickstroms' attorney,
The school board Tuesday night approved the settlement agreement by a 5-4 vote, with members
Ms. Wickstrom sued in October alleging defamation and violations of her right to free speech and equal protection.
She claimed she was singled out after sending a 2009 email to the township's parks and recreation board that raised concerns about her daughter's seventh-grade basketball team, part of the
A policy was enacted that banned parents from practices of the seventh-grade girls travel team, which was followed by a letter by the township to Ms. Wickstrom warning that she would be cited or arrested if she did not comply.
"This is a case of parents, in retaliation against a coach/parent for her complaints about their inappropriate behavior, seizing control of the instruments of legal authority in a small town and dramatically and vindictively retaliating against that coach/parent by implementing and enforcing petty ordinances against her,"
Peters claimed that the exclusion policy was applied to all parents, and the sides disagreed about whether Ms. Wickstrom violated the policy.
On
The township's insurer will be responsible for paying
Peters Manager
He said the only bite to taxpayers would be any deductible the township would have to pay. He could not cite a figure.
"The insurance company is the one that made the decision to settle as opposed to continue this in court,"
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