Do I have a case if I was dismissed from a police academy but they were unable to locate my signature agreeing to their rules and policies?
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Do I have a case if I was dismissed from a police academy but they were unable to locate my signature agreeing to their rules and policies?
It is governed by the Police Training Commission. I was also discriminated against but I just would like to graduate from the academy.
Asked on October 11, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Even without your signature agreeing to the rules and regulations, you are bound by them. The act of going to the academy shows consent to the academy's rules. What the signature does is provide evidence of your receipt of the rules. IF the reason you were dismissed was particularly "technical" and not something which would obviously be wrong (e.g. violation of a dress code; having an alcoholic beverage offsite and on your own time), then if you were never made aware of the rule and can persuasively or credibly show you were not aware, you may be able to legally challenge the dismissal. But if you were in fact aware of the rule, or it was something any reasonable person would know you should not have done (e.g. being drunk at or bringing alcohol to the academyh; using a CDS anywhere; posting racist comments on social media or engaging in sexual hassment; etc.) then you clearly could be dismissed for that reason.
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