CHARLESTON – A former principal is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after he claims it defamed his character and invaded his privacy. Pete Thaw, a member of the board, was also named as a defendant in the suit. Clinton Giles was employed in various capacities by the defendant for 34 years and was employed as assistance principal of Capital High School when it opened and was the school’s principal from 2002 until 2015, according to a complaint filed Jan. 25 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A Nitro woman is suing the city and the Kanawha County Board of Education after she tripped on the sidewalk and was injured On May 24, 2014, Debra Johnston was walking on the sidewalk adjacent and surrounding Nitro High School and, as a result of the condition of the sidewalk, she fell and injured her left wrist/forearm, according to a complaint filed Jan. 4 in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A counselor at George Washington High School says the principal has pushed her to retire and spread false information about her. Mary “Kackie” Eller filed her lawsuit Aug. 14 in Kanawha Circuit Court against the Kanawha County Board of Education and GW Principal George Aulenbacher.
CHARLESTON – Longtime Capital High School boys basketball coach Carl Clark has filed a discrimination suit against the Kanawha County Board of Education. Clark, who has been a coach at the Charleston school since it opened in 1989, filed his complaint earlier this month in Kanawha Circuit Court.
CHARLESTON – A minor, through her mother, is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education for sexual harassment. Richard Harper, a teacher and coach at John Adams Middle School and George Washington High School, was also named as a defendant in the suit. During the 2011-2012 school year, T.C.
CHARLESTON – A man is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after he claims it failed to supervise its students when they were performing work on a vehicle in a mechanics course. Ben Franklin Career & Technical Center was also named as a defendant in the suit. On May 5, 2014, Aaron Walker was traveling east on Interstate 64 when a tire from the front driver's side of Matthew Keen's vehicle, flew off his truck, crossed the concrete barrier and violently struck the windshield of Walker's v
CHARLESTON – A Capital High School student is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education and the high school's principal after she claims she was sexually assaulted at the school.
CHARLESTON – A family has filed a civil lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education, claiming their daughter, who attends special education classes, was sexually assaulted at Sissonville High School.
CHARLESTON - A woman is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and failing to pay her for all her time worked.
CHARLESTON – Bailey & Glasser LLP is pleased to announce that the following four attorneys have been elected partners in the firm, effective January 1, 2015: Jeffrey Baron, Michael Hissam, Patricia Kipnis and Robert Lorea.
CHARLESTON - A parent is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after she claims it was responsible for a teacher sexually harassing, assaulting and abusing her son.
CHARLESTON - A former University of Charleston basketball star is suing the Kanawha County Board of Education after he claims it is responsible for an accident that caused his disabled child to suffer injuries.
