Fired AD Fails To Show District Violated First Amendment, Due Process

A federal judge has dismissed a claim brought by an athletic director, who claimed that his former employer unlawfully retaliated against him when it abolished his position.   Plaintiff Louis J. Cioffi worked for the Averill Park Central School District (District) in New York for more than 25 years, mostly in the dual role of part-time social studies teacher and part time Athletic Director. Then in 1999, Cioffi was promoted to a full-time AD as well as Director of Physical Education (PE). &