A hearing on a personnel matter in Palmerton Area School District is scheduled for July 26.

"I cannot release any other information since the matter is confidential," Palmerton Area School District Board President Chuck Myers said Thursday.A Facebook post, which has since been shared more than 180 times, from a Palmerton resident on July 3 references a hearing at 6 p.m. July 26 regarding the suspension of high school principal Paula Husar."We need to flood this hearing to show our support of Ms. Husar," the post said.Myers said he could not confirm whether the hearing will be public or private.'That depends on several issues," he said.Husar has three active lawsuits against Superintendent Scot Engler and the district.In November 2016, Husar alleged negligence and breach of contract in a civil suit filed in the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas.The action came after she was interviewed earlier that year by members of the school board regarding the job performance of Engler, whose contract was being considered for renewal."Despite the assurances by the district's school board that (Husar's) comments regarding Mr. Engler's job performance would remain confidential, the district communicated the opinions to Mr. Engler and others," Husar's attorneys John Dean and Mark Bufalino wrote in the complaint.Engler released a year-end evaluation of Husar on June 23, 2016. According to the lawsuit, Husar earned 1.15 total points and Engler deemed the evaluation unsatisfactory.Husar, however, argued that rating should have fell into the category of "needs improvement" and been considered "satisfactory" pursuant to public school code."The district later paid Husar the salary increase she was entitled to as the result of a satisfactory evaluation," Dean and Bufalino wrote.Husar also claimed she was kept from accessing the district's administrative systems and prevented from submitting a tuition reimbursement request for credits earned at Lehigh University.The tuition request was later approved, according to court documents.ObjectionsRobin Snyder, attorney for Engler and the district, submitted preliminary objections claiming the court had no jurisdiction over the complaint because Husar did not file a grievance and appeal to the superintendent, school board, and state secretary of education before proceeding to the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas.Judge Roger Nanovic denied the preliminary objections, ruling that given the facts of the case, a grievance process is not a necessary prerequisite before filing a proceeding with the court.On the issue of an improvement plan for Husar submitted by Engler, Nanovic ruled that while Engler is not required to accept it, Husar should have an opportunity for input.As part of the county lawsuit, Husar submitted an email sent from Engler on Oct. 21, 2016. In the email, he references 20 items discussed as part of Husar's duties as high school principal. She addressed 11 of them, though they are not cited specifically."Not only does your lack of acceptance of verifiable information trouble me, but your attempts at deflecting blame and shifting the focus of the issues cause me to have continued and significant concerns as to your abilities as a school administrator," Engler wrote.Engler also wrote, "I trust your evaluation will not become public fodder and strongly caution you that, should this occur, I will recommend your dismissal to the board of education in accordance with established policy.More lawsuitsAlso in November 2016, Husar filed a gender discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, age discrimination and retaliation claim against the district and Engler before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.After Husar's comments about Engler's job performance were revealed, her attorneys argued, "she faced harassing, hostile and discriminatory comments.""Mr. Engler's harassing, retaliatory, and offensive behavior was repeatedly witnessed by (Husar's) co-workers and Mr. Engler's peers and superiors, all of whom chose to ignore said behavior," the lawsuit continues. "Instead, the district turned a blind eye to the situation and failed to engage any remedial action."On April 28, 2017, Husar filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. Middle District Court claiming retaliation by Engler and the district.In the complaint, Husar said she received a three-day suspension for "alleged improper handling of a school bus investigation" on April 19, one day after oral arguments in the Carbon County Court case.Husar's attorneys claim she continues to suffer emotional distress, anxiety, mental stress, embarrassment, humiliation, loss of income and other financial losses.U.S. District Judge Robert Mariani scheduled a case management conference for Aug. 30 in the federal lawsuit.