( November 19, 2025, 10:51 AM EST) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge in Connecticut deemed a teacher’s lawsuit against a Connecticut school board and principal settled in a Nov. 18 docket entry following the approval of a settlement by the board for an amount not disclosed in court records; the settlement was reached after a renewed motion for judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict or for a new trial was partially granted following a jury’s $1.1 million award on the teacher’s claims that she was subjected to retaliation and defamation after making public comments and social media comments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic....