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MORTON v. ESSEX TOWN SCHOOL DIST.

No. 20-81.

443 A.2d 447 (1981)

David W. MORTON v. ESSEX TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied March 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Suskin, Montpelier, for plaintiff.

Kolvoord, Overton & Wilson, Essex Junction, for defendant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., and BILLINGS, HILL, UNDERWOOD and PECK, JJ.

BARNEY, Chief Justice.

This case involves the dismissal of a sixth grade science teacher from his teaching position in Essex Town. On October 28, 1977, David Morton struck one of his students in the face with the back of his hand after the student repeatedly ignored verbal warnings to stop disrupting the class. Although the student remained in the classroom with no apparent injury, by the end of the day a bruise had appeared just above and behind the eye. Neither...

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