No Retrial for the Holmdel School District in Lesbian Athletic Director Case

The Holmdel Board of Education loses its bid for a new trial to retry a lesbian athletic

director's case. According to the Asbury Park Press, Holmdel School District officials were hoping to overturn a jury's decision that awarded $800-thousand dollars in damages to Laurie Cancalosi.

The award was a result of a motion filed by Cancalosi in 2005 claiming that she was subjected to a hostile work environment and even eventually fired because of her sexual orientation.

However, not only did Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Thomas Scully refuse to overturn the decision but he also awarded a motion for Holmdel to pay Cancalosi's legal team $260,000.

Cancalosi is now an Administrator with the Long Branch School District.