some judge who spent the day dealing with drug dealers, child molesters, gang bangers, spouse-abusers, murderers, and the lot,
is going to remember that college seniors make mistakes--and rule in favor of the plaintiff.


I too hope she gets a second chance, but it's not likely that the judge who hears the suit will be from the criminal bench; it will be a civil trial, if it is heard at all.

I dunno if it is like this in teaching, but in ministry (in our denomination), the prevailing rulings defer to canon law (the church laws one agrees to abide by when one enters the process). That canon law is shaped by experienced members of the profession and, in our denomination, voted upon by clergy and laity-- not a closed process in a "good ole boys" network.

If it's the same in teaching certification, the basis for her suit will be tricky, because the state's certification processes are clearly articulated and candidates are expected to know them.

~Susan