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Anxious Teacher

A second-grade teacher who threw a chair during class and allegedly made “improper physical contact” with students cannot sue his school district for retaliation and discriminating against him for his disability of “anxiety,” a federal judge <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Anxiety.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="ruled (opens in a new tab)">ruled</a></strong>.

SCRANTON, Pa. — A second-grade teacher who threw a chair during class and allegedly made “improper physical contact” with students cannot sue his school district for retaliation and discriminating against him for his disability of “anxiety,” a federal judge ruled .

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