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Stephen Wilson, a former teacher for Dallas Independent School District (DISD), appealed the trial court's judgment which granted DISD’s plea to the jurisdiction and motion for summary judgment, dismissing Wilson’s Whistleblower Act cause of action. Wilson alleged he was coerced by assistant principals into illegally changing a student athlete's grade to maintain the student’s eligibility for extracurricular activities, a violation of the 'no pass, no play' rule and other statutes. He reported these alleged violations to school board members, an area superintendent, DISD’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the District Attorney’s office, and the University Interscholastic League. Following his reports, Wilson claims his class was eliminated, he was reprimanded, received a negative performance evaluation, and was denied interviews at other DISD schools, leading to a lower-paying position in another district. The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s judgment, concluding that Wilson failed to report a violation of law as defined by the Whistleblower Act because his reports did not assert the student actually participated in extracurricular activities while ineligible, and his arguments regarding other statutes were not properly preserved for appeal in the trial court.
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Stephen Wilson, a former teacher for Dallas Independent School District (DISD), appealed the trial court's judgment which granted DISD’s plea to the jurisdiction and motion for summary judgment, dismissing Wilson’s Whistleblower Act cause of action. Wilson alleged he was coerced by assistant principals into illegally changing a student athlete's grade to maintain the student’s eligibility for extracurricular activities, a violation of the 'no pass, no play' rule and other statutes. He reported these alleged violations to school board members, an area superintendent, DISD’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the District Attorney’s office, and the University Interscholastic League. Following his reports, Wilson claims his class was eliminated, he was reprimanded, received a negative performance evaluation, and was denied interviews at other DISD schools, leading to a lower-paying position in another district. The appellate court affirmed the trial court’s judgment, concluding that Wilson failed to report a violation of law as defined by the Whistleblower Act because his reports did not assert the student actually participated in extracurricular activities while ineligible, and his arguments regarding other statutes were not properly preserved for appeal in the trial court.
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