PDF-Thomas Woznicki v. Northern Ozaukee S.D. (Discrimination Complaint)

In 2011 Thomas Woznicki filed a discrimination complaint against the Northern Ozaukee School District in Wisconsin The complaint alleged that the school district discriminated against Mr Woznicki based on his arrest record The complainant Thomas Woznicki was represented by Attorney AnneMarie E Woznicki possibly a relative. The email on page 4 clearly indicates that Thomas Woznicki was asked to leave the Florence County, Wisconsin school district. This document contains the full text of 2003 Wisconsin Act 47, which is sometimes called the “Woznicki Fix.” Act 47 addressed certain issues related to the “Woznicki Rule” that was established as a result of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 1996 ruling in the case of Thomas Woznicki vs. Dennis Erickson. Specifically, the “Woznicki Fix” clarified who was required to receive a “Woznicki Notice” and specified a timeframe during which a public employee could challenge the release of records under the “Woznicki Rule.” This document in the case of Thomas Woznicki vs. Northern Ozaukee School District was filed on March 14, 2012. The case of Thomas Woznicki vs. Northern Ozaukee School District was a discrimination complaint filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Equal Rights Division, alleging that the school district discriminated against Thomas Woznicki based on his arrest record. This document contains numerous emails obtained from the Florence County, Wisconsin school district, along with copies of letters pertaining to Thomas Woznicki’s employment as Superintendent. Note the email from School Board President Jim Churchill to Superintendent Thomas Woznicki sent on April 23, 2013, along with the subsequent series of emails. Also note the email at the bottom of the third page (sent on November 16, 2012) and the email sent by current Superintendent Ben Niehaus on June 2, 2015. This document contains School Board Minutes obtained from the Florence County, Wisconsin school district. Note the “Closed Session” Minutes for the School Board meeting held on April 22, 2013, on the third page. This document contains various records obtained from the Florence County, Wisconsin school district. Note the email from School Board President Jim Churchill to Superintendent Thomas Woznicki sent on April 23, 2013, along with the subsequent series of emails. Also note the email sent on November 16, 2012 and the email sent by current Superintendent Ben Niehaus on June 2, 2015. Compare and contrast the contents of the reference letter on the last page with the School Board Minutes on the preceding pages. All documents were obtained from the Boscobel, Wisconsin school district. The background check was conducted using the middle name Suchomel, as opposed to Thomas Woznicki’s previous middle name (James). The background check for Thomas Suchomel Woznicki does NOT appear to reveal any history of arrests, criminal charges, or convictions, with the sole exception of a minor traffic citation (speeding) filed under the “former name” of Thomas J Woznicki (see fourth page). Also, the document does NOT appear to indicate any history of employment or residency in New Richmond, Wisconsin. This Decision, filed with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on October 4, 2016, concludes as follows: “We conclude that Woznicki has failed to demonstrate that a public interest in nondisclosure of his District personnel file outweighs the strong and presumptive public interest in access to, and disclosure of, his personnel file under Wisconsin’s open records law. We therefore affirm the order denying Woznicki’s request for an injunction. By the Court.—Order affirmed.” This document contains two letters written and signed by Thomas Woznicki, a former teacher at the New Richmond, Wisconsin school district. The letters include references to a “formal reprimand.” This document references “parent complaints, student complaints and concerns as well as faculty concerns” pertaining to Thomas Woznicki, a former teacher at the New Richmond, Wisconsin school district. This document contains records pertaining to Thomas Woznicki, a former teacher at the New Richmond, Wisconsin school district. Note “Finding of Fact I” at the bottom of the first page, along with the Conclusions and Order on the second page. This document contains a License Review Referral submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Bureau for Teacher Education, Licensing, and Placement during April of 1994. The referral pertained to Thomas Woznicki, a teacher at New Richmond High School, and was filed by the Superintendent of the New Richmond, Wisconsin school district. This document in the case of Thomas Woznicki vs. Dennis Erickson was filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on September 15, 1995. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in the case of Woznicki v. Erickson established the “Woznicki Notice” precedent, which gives public employees in Wisconsin the right to challenge the release of certain public records.