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Court upholds verdict against fired professor
By: Associated Press//April 9, 2013//
Listen to this articleMADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled against a chemistry professor who was let go from the Milwaukee School of Engineering because of his limited English skills.
MSOE hired Ezelagu Obasi as a part-time teacher in 2010, despite concerns that he had some problems communicating in English. During the third week of classes the department head received emailed complaints from a number of Obasi’s students.
The school terminated Obasi’s contract and he sued, alleging his contract was breached. A jury concluded the termination was justified, in part because the school’s policies didn’t offer part-time professors the same protections that full-time teachers get.
Obasi appealed the ruling. However, an appeals court on Tuesday affirmed the jury’s verdict.
Obasi declined to comment to The Associated Press.
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