Former teacher says Benicia school district wronged her, wants retribution

Vallejo Times Herald - Former teacher says Benicia school district wronged her, wants retribution: "A former Benicia teacher says she was arrested, humiliated and lost her home, her livelihood and her health because of false accusations made against her by the Benicia school district. So, she's suing.

Claiming her civil rights were violated, Laurie Flanagan filed the $5.5 million lawsuit in Solano County Superior Court on Nov. 1, but the parties involved were only served papers in the case this week, Flanagan and her lawyer said.

Neither Janice Adams, the Benicia Unified School District's current superintendent, nor its former one, Shalee Cunningham, who is named in the lawsuit, would comment on the case.

A licensed teacher since 1974, Laurie Flanagan said her problems with the district began about three years ago.

Flanagan, who said she worked in various capacities at the district for seven years, said she had taught the district's sole adult English as a second language class for more than two years when the trouble started."