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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 ruled.

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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