Brownsville Whistleblower Lawsuit

The Brownsville Herald reported in a December 22, 2009 article entitled Ex-bus Monitor Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against BISD that a former Brownsville Independent School District school bus monitor filed a lawsuit against the district, alleging she was fired because she reported a bus driver for smoking tobacco on a school bus used to transport students.  As stated in the Brownsville publication’s article posted at http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/monitor-106645-bisd-whistle.html , the Brownsville attorney representing the victim filed the whistleblower lawsuit, claiming the termination occurred barely a month after she reported the alleged smoking to BISD’s administrator for transportation.  According to the article, the lawsuit notes that when the former employee initially went to the administrator, she was advised not to file a written report.  The whistleblower lawsuit seeks employment reinstatement, compensation for lost wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights. court costs and attorney fees.