Another District to Join Lawsuit Against Indiana Teachers Union
The Oregon-Davis school district will join the class action lawsuit against the Indiana State Teachers Association insurance trust in an attempt to recover more than $300,000 in funds.
“We’ve been trying to get cooperation from NEA leadership, and they have not followed through with meetings and have not answered our questions, so we’re looking at other channels to remedy the situation,” said Superintendent Steve Disney.
NEA administrator Edward Sullivan, who is running ISTA in the aftermath of the trust’s failure, sent a memo to all districts involved with the trust that contained a proposed blanket settlement in which “the trust would pay some amount of money to the school corporation claimants. These amounts would be financed by interest-free loans to the ISTA.”
Disney thinks NEA is trying to take him for a ride. “NEA has a lot of money,” he said. “They can step up to the plate.”
