Dismissed teacher claims discrimination

Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

Sandra Marx was dismissed by Southern Cross Campus in May 2013 for serious misconduct, and has filed for unjustified dismissal and bullying with the Employment Relations Authority.

She is claiming that the dismissal is a result of discrimination.

When a family member of Ms Marx’s died, she alleges the school did not offer her the same condolences it did for Māori and Pacific teachers when their relatives died.

She said she was criticised for not attending a powhiri for a new teacher, and was treated differently on religious grounds because of her values. Continue reading

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