Can I be terminated without proof of the accusation and a chance to defend myself?

In May of 2009 I was terminated from my position at a Charter School as Principal because of an alleged "inappropriate comment" that I had made towards a staff member. I was not offered the opportunity to defend myself or grieve the accusation. After an official request to grieve the accusation, I was not supported and the termination was upheld. That termination and the complaint was put in my personnel file. Do I have any rights to fight these accusations?

1 answer  |  asked Aug 25, 2009 3:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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Neil Klingshirn
As a Charter School principal, you were probably an employee at-will with the same rights and remedies available to you as an employee of a purely private enterprise. Absent further facts, such as evidence that your employer know that the accusations were false but used them to terminate you for an unlawful reason, I cannot see rights that are available to you to fight the false accusations.

posted by Neil Klingshirn  |  Aug 26, 2009 11:29 AM [EST]

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