Sarasota Injury Lawyer David Shapiro Comments On Performance Based Teacher Pay Court Ruling

SARASOTA, Fla. - May 8, 2014 - PRLog -- A court challenge to a 2011 Florida law that ties pay for teachers to student performance on standardized testing was upheld by a Federal judge.

The challenge filed by teachers unions argued that attributing a teachers pay to student performance was unconstitutional based on the Florida State Constitution.

The judge in this case, Judge Mark Walker upheld the law noting that while he believed the practice is unfair and problematic, it did not meet the requirements of being declared unconstitutional.

Attorney M. David Shapiro of the Sarasota FL Law Firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni & Walsh in Sarasota Florida had this to say about the ruling.

“A recent decision where a Federal Judge determined that a Florida law that based teacher pay on how students performed on standardized test although ”unfair,” it  was not unconstitutional. The standard isn’t fairness, but rather “ if the policy is rational.” This decision emphasizes the importance of electing good legislators because the Courts can only help within the framework of our laws, and not save us from bad legislation.”

About Attorney M. David Shapiro

Attorney M. David Shapiro is an AV-rated civil trial lawyer, the highest rating awarded to litigation attorneys. He is also board certified by the Florida Bar. Shapiro is an experienced trial lawyer who has earned the respect of his peers in the legal community. He has successfully litigated civil rights cases involving access to courts and rights under the Rehabilitation Act to the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice in all of the Florida State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit. For more than 20 years, Shapiro has practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death. Shapiro has also been a candidate for political office, and was narrowly defeated in 2006 in his bid for election to the Florida House of Representatives.


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