Former substitute teacher sues Peters Township

A former Peters Township School District long-term substitute teacher has sued the district for age discrimination.
Susan Rzepecki, of Bridgeville, filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Pittsburgh.
She says worked as a long-term substitute teacher for the district in the 2007-08 school year. She received two letters of praise from parents, had satisfactory classroom observations and no concerns were raised with her performance, according to the lawsuit.
She applied for a similar long-term substitute position for the 2008-09 school year, but was not offered a position, the lawsuit states. None of the long-term substitutes hired was over 30, according to the lawsuit.
Rzepecki also alleges the district didn’t hire or schedule her as a day-to-day substitute teacher because she complained about and opposed the district’s decision to deny her employment because of her age.
She wants compensatory damages and other relief the court deems proper, such as reinstatement to the positions.
The school district had no comment.