Teacher Sues Over 'Unruly' Class

Online, December 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - NEW YORK, (UPI) -- A New York teacher's lawsuit claims he was given "unruly" students purposefully to aggravate his heart condition and urge him toward retirement.

Monte Kuhr, 46, said in his lawsuit against the city administrators at A. Philip Randolph High School, including Principal Henry Rubio, dismissed a suggestion from his physician that he stick to teaching the senior classes, which are "the source of fewer student behavioral problems," the New York Daily News reported Monday.

However, Kuhr said he was instead given five freshmen classes to teach in fall 2009, prompting "high-intensity interactions with misbehaving students."

Kuhr, who underwent triple bypass surgery in 2005, said he was moved to a senior class in the spring after his doctor sent a second letter, but he continued to receive blame for school problems including poor attendance.