CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A federal judge has dismissed several core discrimination claims brought by a Long Island teacher against the Valley Stream Central High School District, finding parts of the suit were time-barred or legally insufficient—but allowing others to proceed.

Shelly Fisher, a former teacher at the district, sued the school system and three of its administrators—Ed Curran, Nakeisha Smith, and Bret Strauss—alleging years of sex-based and disability discrimination, retaliation, and violations of both federal and state law. But in a ruling handed down Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury dismissed Fisher’s claims under Title VII for gender discrimination, citing a missed deadline in filing her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge.

Title VII requires

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