Trial Could Be A Spellbinder
Brewing accusations of witchcraft are expected to bubble over during a federal trial scheduled to open this week in Central Islip, where a former Hampton Bays Elementary School teacher is suing the district for $2 million.
In 2001, Lauren Berrios filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court saying that she was fired because co-workers wrongly believed she was a witch. Berrios is Jewish and said the witchcraft rumors surfaced because she turned down invitations to attend Christian services.
The school district maintained she was let go because her teaching wasn't up to par.
Thomas Schweitzer, a professor at Touro Law Center and an expert in education and First Amendment law, said it's possible the term "witch" will be scrutinized and that the defense could argue it was meant as a jibe to describe a mean woman. Full Story
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In 2001, Lauren Berrios filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court saying that she was fired because co-workers wrongly believed she was a witch. Berrios is Jewish and said the witchcraft rumors surfaced because she turned down invitations to attend Christian services.
The school district maintained she was let go because her teaching wasn't up to par.
Thomas Schweitzer, a professor at Touro Law Center and an expert in education and First Amendment law, said it's possible the term "witch" will be scrutinized and that the defense could argue it was meant as a jibe to describe a mean woman. Full Story
Related: religion, wicca, pagan, spells
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