The Jefferson City School District will pay more than $1 million to settle a legal dispute with former instructional technology coordinator Tammy Ferry.
A general mutual release signed in August marked the end of more than five years of litigation between Ferry and the district. The News Tribune obtained the document after requesting it from the district custodian of records.
Ferry first filed a lawsuit against the district, her former supervisor Joe Martin, and former Superintendent Larry Linthacum in 2017. The lawsuit alleged retaliation, sex discrimination and a hostile work environment.
She again sued the district after she was fired in July 2019, alleging the district was retaliating against her. The district said Ferry had violated privacy laws by transferring work files to her personal Google account.
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld Ferry's employment termination, counter to two previous rulings from lower courts. In April, the court overruled a motion for rehearing Ferry had filed.
Ferry had argued the opinion misinterpreted FERPA, ignored previous cases and overlooked her right to preserve evidence for her trial.
But Ferry's 2017 lawsuit alleging sex discrimination proceeded until Ferry and the district reached an agreement last month.
Per the terms of the agreement, neither party has admitted liability.
According to the document, the district will pay or direct payment of a total of $1,225,000 to Ferry within 10 days of Ferry's signing of the release.
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