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By MICHAEL OVERALL Staff Writer on Jan 16, 2013, at 1:05 PM  Updated on 1/16 at 1:07 PM



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Four years ago in Mariemont, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, officials transferred Maria Waltherr-Willard from the high school to a junior high, where she taught Spanish.

By 2011, apparently out of sheer desperation, the 61-year-old teacher retired early rather than face another semester of seventh- and eighth-graders.

Now she's suing, alleging that the school district discriminated against her because of her disability.

That crippling condition? "Pedophobia."

Waltherr-Willard apparently has a deep-seated fear of children.

But, seriously, who doesn't have a phobia of middle-school?

Read more details HERE.

BECAUSE I SAID SO

From Ohio, hope for parents of missing children everywhere

Amanda Berry went missing 10 years ago after leaving work at Burger King.

Michelle Knight was apparently thought to ...

Comp time vs. overtime: Employees should have the right to choose

When I started school in the mid-1970s, nearly two out of three mothers still stayed home with their kids.

But now it’s ...

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On a trip to Oklahoma City last weekend, my 4-year-old saw the bombing memorial for the first time, describing the empty ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Michael Overall

918-581-8383
Email

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