Ohio family settles case with Christian teacher accused of branding crosses in students' arms

[madmom]

COLUMBUS, Ohio

An Ohio family has settled a lawsuit against a middle school teacher who was accused of burning the image of crosses on students' arms.

The family of Zachary Dennis and attorneys for teacher John Freshwater's insurance carrier did not release details of agreement, which averts a trial scheduled to begin Monday in Columbus. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost still must approve the pact.

The Mount Vernon school board voted to fire Freshwater in 2008, and he remains on unpaid administrative leave pending an appeal. The board settled a separate lawsuit with the Dennis family, agreeing to pay them $5,502 and their attorneys $115,500.

Family attorney Doug Mansfield said Wednesday the lawsuits were about correcting a wrong, not money.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/28/ohio-family-settles-case-christian-teacher-accused-branding-crosses-students/





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[xultar]

1. Fox.com YUCK. I'll go to an affiliate but NEVAH Fox.com

[madmom]

10. I don't blame you, I don't go to fox anything but my SO sent me the link, so I checked it out.

[NeedleCast]

2. WAIT, WHAT??? agreeing to pay them $5,502 and their attorneys $115,500.

Please tell me that is a type-o...

[FiveGoodMen]

3. "agreeing to pay them $5,502 and their attorneys $115,500"

Yuck.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Apparently, it's not about the money.

:eyes:

[KansDem]

4. "...a middle school teacher who was accused of burning the image of crosses on students' arms."

"Accused?" The school board settled based on an "accusation?" I would think a branding like that would have left no doubt...

Supreme reporting from FOX NewZAK :eyes:

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. The family gets $5,000 and the lawyers get $115K??

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. sucks doesn't it?

[LWolf]

8. "Family attorney Doug Mansfield said Wednesday

the lawsuits were about correcting a wrong, not money."

"The board settled a separate lawsuit with the Dennis family, agreeing to pay them $5,502 and their attorneys $115,500."

What doesn't fit in this picture?

[w4rma]

9. So the *attorney*, whose firm was paid $115,500, said it wasn't about money as the family wronged

only gets $5000?

Wow.