That's a pretty awful experience. I'm not a lawyer, but Kansas's Whistleblower Law only applies to public institutions. If you were working at a private school, it doesn't protect you. It was a public school, though, the act very specifically says that you're not obligated to give notice about reporting a violation of state or federal law, rules, or regulations, so your superintendent would have been way out of line.
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I recently was denied access to the msds sheets where I worked. I called OSHA after going through the chain of command OSHA told me I had to contact Kansas Labor Board,and that Kansas has a Whistle Blowers Statute.I was retaliated,discriminated, and told I cant talk to other employees at the school and some employees were told they should not talk to me. I was called it and that and was treated differently than my coworkers. I went to work on the 30th my supervisor basically told me to shut up,called me a liar, gossip starter,and still to this day I have been the only employee at that school that was told that I was not allowed to open any file cabinet drawers in the 2 file cabinets in the kitchen. I was confronted by the superintendent and asked why I did not have the common courtesy and respect to tell them what agency I had called and when I had called them. On the 30th I left to talk to the principal the superintendent and what ever agency I needed to talk to to try to get the retaliation and discrimination to stop when I left I told my supervisor,the principal,and the superintendent that I was not resigning or quitting. The superintendent called me on the 31st and informed me that he was accepting my resignation I told him I was not resigning we went around on that about 4 times he then hung up on me. I filed for unemployment they have me as being wrongfully terminated can anyone give me any advice as to what steps I should take next.
Thank You for your time Jocylene Motte
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