Can I be terminated without proof of the accusation and a chance to defend myself?
In May of 2009 I was terminated from my position at a Charter School as Principal because of an alleged "inappropriate comment" that I had made towards a staff member. I was not offered the opportunity to defend myself or grieve the accusation. After an official request to grieve the accusation, I was not supported and the termination was upheld. That termination and the complaint was put in my personnel file. Do I have any rights to fight these accusations?
1 answer | asked Aug 25, 2009 6:17 PM [EST] in Falsely accused | applies to OhioAnswers (1)
As a Charter School principal, you were probably an employee at-will with the same rights and remedies available to you as an employee of a purely private enterprise. Absent further facts, such as evidence that your employer know that the accusations were false but used them to terminate you for an unlawful reason, I cannot see rights that are available to you to fight the false accusations.
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Aug 26, 2009 2:29 PM [EST]
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Aug 26, 2009 2:29 PM [EST]
