Copyright question

[Bonnie LaClave <blaclav@IN-MOTION.NET>]

Hello friends!
        The technology assistant in our other elementary school in the
district just called me with an interesting question.  She is a licensed
teacher, working as an instructional assistant in the computer lab.  It
seems that she has developed some training materials and will be teaching
some classes this summer on Microsoft Publisher, etc.  She has worked very
hard on her materials, and has some really good lessons planned.  Most of
what she's done has been done at home, and she did this because she wanted
to, not because she was told to.  Today, in a conversation with our District
Technology Coordinator, she told him that she had been approached to publish
some of her materials.  He told her that, because she is an employee of the
school system, they own her work and she can't publish it.  If she does, the
corporation could sue her.  She is naturally very upset and called me to see
if I knew anything about this.  So, naturally I'm turning to the experts!
Anyone have any ideas about this?  It seems to me that the work is hers, and
she can publish it if she wishes with no repercussions.  What do you think?
Thanks so much for any responses!
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Bonnie LaClave                  Phone 765-436-2333
Library Media Specialist        Fax  765-436-2630
Thorntown Elementary
200 Mill Street
Thorntown, IN 46071
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