22-01-2017 21:13 via 10tv.com

Settlement reached for Ohio teacher fired after Facebook post

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio school district has reached a settlement after a substitute teacher said he was fired after making a political statement on Facebook.The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio says Sylvania Schools near Toledo has agreed to pay $8,400 in damages and legal fees for teacher Derek Ide.Ide says he was fired following his comments criticizing a South Carolina deputy seen on video pulling a teenager from her school desk and tossing her across the floor.The school first sa
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