Ohio court rules against ex-teacher with a phobia of young kids
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A federal appeals court has ruled against a former Ohio teacher who sued school administrators for discriminating against her because she has a phobia of young children.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision dismissing 63-year-old Maria Waltherr-Willard's breach-of-contract claim against Mariemont City Schools in suburban Cincinnati.
The lower court ruled in favor of the district on her other claims, including age and disability discrimination.
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The trouble began when the district transferred her from its high school to a middle school in 2009.
The foreign-languages teacher says the younger students triggered her phobia. She says that raised her blood pressure and forced her to retire.
Waltherr-Willard's attorney didn't immediately return a call seeking comment Wednesday.