Supreme Court Reinstates Injured Teacher's Claims Against School District, Principal

The Alaska Supreme Court reinstated an injured schoolteacher’s claims for negligence, employment discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation against his former employer and supervising principal. David Mitchell worked for the Bering Strait School District as a teacher in Savoonga, and he signed a landlord-tenant agreement with the district for housing. At some point, the district removed one of the railings on the stairs of Mitchell’s residence. He complained, but the district did not repair or replace the railing. One day in November 2021, ...