Three employees working for a Christian school are suing the superintendent and the private school, accusing the man of discrimination and sexual harassment. They also claim they were retaliated against and top staff at the school did nothing about it.

The lawsuit was filed by two women, the school's former director of human resources and the former assistant to the dean of students, as well as a man who served as a director of finance. They all claim that after the superintendent was hired, he made callous and sexually suggestive remarks and made numerous employees uncomfortable with his behavior.

All three employees say they resigned after the superintendent created a hostile and intimidating work environment, and their complaints went unanswered.

The former human resources director says when she interviewed the superintendent, he would not admit to why he was fired from a previous position. Nevertheless, school board members voted to hire him anyway. He allegedly refused to sign a copy of the employee handbook, which details policies regarding sexual harassment.

Various faculty members went on to report "inappropriate and disgusting sexual things" related to the man's behavior. When the director of human resources recommended the superintendent be fired, she says a school board member was irate and recommended she be terminated.

The assistant to the dean says the superintendent pulled her 12-year-old son out of class, asked if he was the woman's son and tried to intimidate him. And all three employees claim the superintendent retaliated against them by preventing them from scheduling meetings or highlighting sexual harassment policies.

Unfortunately, say the employees, they suffered severe stress and other problems, including insomnia, fatigue and even physical symptoms such as rashes. All three opted to resign.

Source: Annapolis Capital, "Christian school, superintendent sued," Heather Rawlyk, Dec. 30, 2011