The Strange Case of Jamie Wiggins: Coach sues ISU after being fired for agreeing to adopt student's baby
POCATELLO, IDAHO: An ex-assistant softball coach at Idaho State University is suing the university, claiming she was let go because she volunteered to adopt a player's child who wanted to conceal her pregnancy from her parents. Jamie Wiggins, 38, brought the legal action in Idaho last month, claiming that school administrators had infringed upon her First Amendment rights and privileges as a public employee.
The records also claim that the school violated her freedom of religion since she felt it was her responsibility as a Christian to adopt the baby boy, who passed away less than three months after his birth due to medical difficulties. Wiggins is now suing for compensation for missed pay and the emotional suffering she and her family have endured as a result of her dismissal.