A Pittsburgh-area suburb and its school district will pay $63,500 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was wrongfully barred from watching her daughter’s seventh-grade basketball practices and games in 2009.
Diane Wickstrom sued Peters Township and the township school district claiming the trouble started after she sent an e-mail to a township athletic association expressing concerns about her daughter’s team.
The Peters Township Basketball Association then imposed a rule closing practices which Wickstrom claims was enforced exclusively against her.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the township’s insurer will pay $55,000 while the school district will pay $8,500.
The township previously said Wickstrom failed to follow rules and caused disruptions during practices and games. Township manager Michael Silvestri says the township still maintains it did nothing wrong.
Topics Pennsylvania
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