ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ...

drew greater need to scrutinize each word of the aforementioned section. Upon review, the court
found that within 17.2 the issue that Phillips tried to exploit is protected by the word “only.” If a
system failed to complete non-renewal proceedings in the timeframes established by the board’s
policies, they were required to reinstate the contract “only for the ensuing school year.” This was
the same point that Caston argued in its interpretation of the statute and its reasoning for not
completing non-renewal proceedings a second time. This interpretation made clear that Phillips
was only entitled to the one continued year of principal contract and no further non-renewal due
process measures as a principal.
Phillips.
2000
Disposition: The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s declaratory judgment for
Citation: Rogers v. Board of Education, 252 Conn. 753; 749 A.2d 1173, (2000 Conn.).
Key Facts: Gloria Rogers had served with distinction as a teacher and administrator in the
New Haven School District for over 13 years. In March of 1997, Rogers executed a search of 22
seventh and eighth grade girls in pursuit of $50 that had been reported stolen. Rogers was
assisted in the search by Marie Young (physical education teacher) and Cassandra Lang (school
security guard). Rogers only searched one girl; Young and Lang, at Roger’s direction, searched
the remaining girls in an office adjacent to the gymnasium. Rogers remained outside the office
writing passes to class for each girl. While outside the office, girls discussed the searches with
one girl explaining that: “[i]t’s nasty; they made me pull down my pants and panties.” Rogers
was within direct earshot of these statements but did not intervene in the searches.
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