Teacher Awarded $1.1M On Retaliation, Defamation Claims In Pandemic Speech Case

(August 20, 2024, 10:54 AM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut teacher who alleged that she was subjected to retaliation and defamation after making public comments regarding the need for a safety plan during the coronavirus pandemic and stating on social media that there had been an unreported case of COVID-19 in her school was awarded $1.1 million by a federal jury in her state....