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Liberty Union High School District settles teacher's lawsuit for $260,000

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BRENTWOOD -- Liberty Union High School District recently settled a lawsuit brought by a teacher who said administrators were harassing her and discriminating against her.

The complaint was dismissed March 19 after the district and plaintiff June Hardy agreed to a $260,000 settlement.

The fact there was a lawsuit at all made the case somewhat unusual, said Walnut Creek attorney Clyde Butts, who represented Hardy.

"You don't see (teachers suing school districts) that often," he said.

Hardy, 60, sued the district and four administrators in September 2011 for compensatory damages, alleging they violated state law by failing to make reasonable accommodations for her physical limitations and creating a hostile work environment.

Named in the suit were former Superintendent Jerry Glenn, current Superintendent Eric Volta, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services Gene Clare and Independence High School Principal Colleen Sanchez.

Hardy, who currently is on state disability, is set to retire in June after 25 years with the district.

She accused administrators of making life difficult for her following a heart attack, giving the English teacher a negative performance review for the first time ever, transferring her from Freedom High School against her wishes, reprimanding her for asking others to help her carry objects after she underwent knee surgery and ultimately demoting her to a position outside the classroom.

The lawsuit also argued that Hardy was falsely arrested after an administrator told police she had hit a car in the school's parking lot and left.

Witnesses testified Hardy hadn't damaged any vehicles and a field sobriety test as well as a toxicology report showed that Hardy wasn't under the influence of alcohol. No charges were filed against her.

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Liberty Sweeps Presbyterian

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From Liberty athletics:

CLINTON, S.C. Catcher Danny Grauer had three hits, including a home run, and right-hander Parker Bean pitched six scoreless innings, as the Liberty Flames shut out the Presbyterian Blue Hose, 8-0, Sunday afternoon at PC Baseball Complex.

Grauer had three hits and scored two runs for the Flames. In the sixth inning, he hit his third home run of the year. The round tipper was the second of back-to-back home runs with first baseman Alex Close.

Bean ran his record to 4-1 on the year. The freshman scattered three hits over six scoreless innings and combined with three other pitchers for the shutout. The right-hander struck out a career-high seven and did not walk a batter.

Liberty moves to 8-1 in Big South Conference play and to 21-7 overall. The Flames have won seven straight games and 15 out of their 16 contests. In addition, Liberty pitching did not allow a run during its three-game series with PC. The Blue Hose fall to 3-6 in conference action and 10-18-1 overall.

Liberty jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the second. Designated hitter Becker Sankey singled and shortstop Dalton Britt walked to lead off the inning. After the next two Flames were retired, left fielder Andrew Yacyk singled sharply to left to score the first run of the contest. Center fielder Ashton Perritt followed by lining a two-run triple to the bottom of the wall in right-center field, giving the Flames a 3-0 edge.

Liberty added a run in the third inning. With one out, second baseman Ryan Seiz singled and moved to third on a single by Sankey. Britt followed with a sacrifice fly, plating Seiz for a 4-0 advantage.

In the sixth, the Flames scored two more runs on the back-to-back home runs by Close and Grauer. With one out, Close yanked the first pitch he saw of his at bat over the left-center field wall for his fourth home run of the year. Grauer followed by ripping a 1-1 offering over the left-center field fence for a 6-0 lead.

Liberty tacked on single runs in the eighth and the ninth. An infield single by right fielder Will Shepherd plated Grauer, who had singled, in the eighth, while a RBI single by Britt in the ninth plated the final run of the game.

PC starter Brian Kehner drops to 0-5 on the season. The left-hander gave up six runs on 10 hits. The first of three Blue Hose pitchers, he struck out two batters and walked one.

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Liberty Sweeps Presbyterian