A special education teacher in Casey County filed suit in federal court in 2021, claiming the school district did not accommodate her need to pump breast milk for her baby and ultimately fired her.

The suit was filed in US District Court in Bowling Green by Jessica Childers against the Casey County Board of Education, Superintendent Barry Lee, and Jones Park Elementary School Principal Daran Wall.

In a 19 page opinion issued last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers dismissed Jessica Children's lawsuit.

Superintendent Barry Lee...

Children's was seeking more than $2 million in damages, according to the lawsuit.