Judge Dismisses Parent’s Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking Damages for Boston-Area Teachers Strike

The class-action lawsuit brought by three Newton families seeking damages connected to the recent 11-day teacher strike was denied by a judge Tuesday, the union announced.

Lital Asher-Dotan, along with two other parents, allege the Newton Teachers Association’s strike pushed parents “to a point of desperation” which was “willful, wanton, and wrong.” The suit claims that the teachers denied students their right to education.

Middlesex Superior Court Judge Christopher Barry-Smith, who presided over the initial injunction filed to get teachers back into the classroom, dismissed Dotan’s motion. 

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