BOARD WINS ROUND IN APONIK LAWSUIT.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - The city's Board of Education claimed victory Wednesday after a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court judge threw out five of six claims as grounds for a lawsuit filed by a popular former superintendent. Former Superintendent David Aponik claimed he was the victim of job termination without cause, breach of contract, defamation defamation In law, issuance of false statements about a person that injure his reputation or that deter others from associating with him. Libel and slander are the legal subcategories of defamation. Libel is defamation in print, pictures, or any other visual symbols. and resulting anxiety. Aponik has said that the school board unjustly dismissed or forced him to resign as superintendent in March without a proper public hearing. He also claimed that he was forced to take a position as a school psychologist psy·chol·o·gist n. A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy. psychologist . Dr. Gregory Bowman was later appointed superintendent. Richard Currier, the school district's attorney, argued at a hearing that, even if Aponik had been dismissed without cause, it was not sufficient reason for a lawsuit. ``We won a major victory for the district,'' Currier said Wednesday. ``The judge found that termination without cause was allowed.'' But the district must continue to pay Aponik's salary for 12 months as dictated dic·tate v. dic·tat·ed, dic·tat·ing, dic·tates v.tr. 1. To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another: dictate a letter. 2. a. by his contract, which will expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. in March. Aponik's attorney, Eric Bathen, noted that the breach of contract claim still stands. |
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