GEN: Breaking a Contract Results

[AGerald <agerald@GREENAPPLE.COM>]

Thank you to all who responded to my dilemma of breaking my contract to
allow myself to have an increase of $11,000.00 and a commute cut of half an
hour.  I was able to be released from my contract only after paying a
$500.00 penalty, paychecks of July and half of August, and
insurance/benefits the school paid for two months.  I was unable to sign the
new contract until the old one was released.  The priest said that if I did
not show up to work but would decide to leave and work at the other job,
that he would sue me for breech of contract.

In Ohio, a public school teacher can have his/her license suspended when
breaking a contract after July 10th.  Private and parochial teachers do not
follow under that category.  I could have conter-sued for discrimination
because the principal did release others from their contracts after July
10th.  Why wouldn't he release me? I just thought it would be less of a
headache to  pay them.  I wanted to just go on to my new and wonderful job.

Today was the first day of school.  I LOVE IT!:):):):):):):):):):)

Angela Gerald
School librarian
Gahanna Lincoln Elementary
agerald@greenapple.com

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