at 13:7-15.) Throughout the time Gregory was a teacher with the District, she was a member of the Hershey Education Association - the teacher's union. at 13:3-6.) Gregory continued to work as a teacher through the expiration of her contract in June of 2007. at 12:21-24.) Subsequently, Gregory was offered a three-year contract as a high school English teacher effective at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. In February 2004, Gregory was hired by the District as a long term substitute high school English teacher. of Proceedings ("Tr.") at 12:3-4 12:16-17.) Gregory has a Bachelor's Degree from LeMoyne College and a Masters Degree from Syracuse University. Gregory is a certified English teacher currently employed by the School District of Lancaster. The following facts are drawn from the evidentiary hearing held on December 1, 2009, and are construed in the light most favorable to Plaintiff. The motion is now ripe for disposition, and for the reasons that follow it will be granted.
On December 1, 2009, the court held an evidentiary hearing on the School District Defendants' motion, and permitted the parties to file supplemental briefing on the issues raised at that hearing. At issue in the case is the validity of a release signed by Gregory upon her resignation as a teacher from the Derry Township School District ("the District"). 7), which was converted to a motion for summary judgment by order of court on November 4, 2009, (Doc. Before the court is Defendants Derry Township School District, Timothy Quinn, Cindy Goldsworthy, Michael Murphy, William Parrish, and Beulah Chabal's (collectively the "School District Defendants") motion for judgment on the pleadings, (Doc. §§ 19 based upon her assertion that she was subjected to discriminatory treatment because of her race, which adversely affected the terms and conditions of her employment. In this civil rights action, Plaintiff Rhauni Gregory has brought suit against her former employer, former co-workers, union officials, and the parent of one of her students for alleged violations of 42 U.S.C.
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