Twice-vindicated Trenton special education teacher alleges retaliation in whistleblower lawsuit

TRENTON — Despite being exonerated last year of time-theft charges that threatened his job, special education teacher Michael Coe says his work life hasn’t gotten better.

The special education teacher at Joyce Kilmer Middle School filed a whistleblower lawsuit this month accusing school district officials of passing him up for promotions and creating a hostile work environment.

“Despite having been exonerated from the baseless claims brought by defendants, plaintiff Coe continues to be subjected to a hostile work environment and retaliation for objecting to defendants unlawful practices,” attorney Linda Niedweske wrote in the lawsuit.

Coe, of Burlington Township, says his 18-year career is filled with examples of him going the extra mile for special education students, many of them with severe disabilities.

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