He raised alarms about student safety - it wasn't enough to save his case
A DC teacher who blasted his school in a profane Facebook Live video has lost his bid to sue for retaliation.
On July 24, 2026, the US District Court for the District of Columbia threw out all three claims brought by a former instructional coach at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), ending his lawsuit against the District and several of its staff.
It began on November 3, 2016. The coach - described in the ruling as a "teacher who helped other teachers with their instruction" - showed up at his assigned school and recorded a roughly 24-minute livestream. The court said he was "visibly agitated" and that his "statements are laced with profanity." On camera, he tore into the school's leadership and called on former students to join him. He also claimed "there was a rape that went on last year" and said the principal had not reported it - allegations the court did not rule on and treated only as the content of his speech.
Police took him to a hospital that day. Staff concluded he was not a threat and released him. DCPS then placed him on administrative leave with pay and told him he had to pass a "fitness for duty examination" before he could come back.
What came next dragged on for more than a year: repeated medical evaluations, demands for his "complete behavioral health records," drug tests, and eventually a "Last Chance Agreement" laying out conditions of "rehire." After talking to his...
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