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VENUS JACKSON v. BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
VENUS JACKSON v. BALTIMORE CITY BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS
Listen to this articleAdministrative law — Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act — Effective date
The appellant, Venus Jackson, is employed by the appellee, Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners (“BCBSC”). On December 18, 2017, Ms. Jackson filed a complaint against BCBSC for breach of contract and for retaliation and harassment in violation of the Public School Employee Whistleblower Protection Act (“PSEWPA”), Maryland Code (2017, 2018 Repl. Vol.), Education Article (“EA”), §§ 6-901-906 (effective October 1, 2017). At the time, she held a teacher-level position at New Era Academy (the “Academy”), a public school in Baltimore City for students in grades 6-12, and claimed that her supervisors at the Academy retaliated against her after she “blew the whistle” on illegal grade-changing.
