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Fight stemming from accusations of former SUSD teacher boils over into court

David Faulkner, a former social studies teacher at Scottsdale Unified School District Cocopah Middle School has filed a defamation lawsuit against Veronica Hale, a substitute teacher who claimed he was using mirrors in his class to inappropriately look at students. Now, Hale is suing the school district for not protecting her in Faulkner’s suite.

(Arianna Grainey/Independent Newsmedia)

A situation in which a former Scottsdale Unified School District teacher resigned after being accused by former substitute teacher of placing mirrors in his class room to allegedly look at students inappropriately has found its way to the Maricopa County Superior Court.

Former teacher David Faulkner filed a lawsuit in February 2024 against former substitute teacher Veronica Hale for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

That case is set for oral arguments to begin.

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