Rochester schools sued over firing allegations; district denies wrongdoing
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A Rochester parent who has been outspoken about getting kids back inside schools during the pandemic claims she lost her job after a school board member complained to her employer, allegations that the district denied Tuesday.
Elena Dinverno said she also received a case-and-desist letter from the Rochester Community Schools over her actions. She filed a lawsuit Monday against the district, saying she faced illegal retaliation for expressing free speech.
Dinverno alleges that in December she was fired as marketing director at Blake's Hard Cider in Armada after school board president Kristin Bull contacted her boss. Bull is an employee of Crain Communications Inc., the publisher of Crain's Detroit Business, where she manages custom marketing content.