Virginia Beach school employees are taking their superintendent to court, accusing him of hiding a 110% jump in health insurance premiums until after they signed contracts for the new school year.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 20 in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, represents 112 teachers and staff against Superintendent Donald Robertson. It argues employees signed 2025–26 contracts in good faith, not knowing their health care costs would more than double starting Jan. 1, 2026. Court records show the case remains active and names Robertson in both his individual and official capacity.
Tim Anderson, a Virginia Beach attorney and Republican nominee for the House of Delegates in District 97, is representing the employees. In an email to The Center Square, Anderson said the superintendent “concealed” the increase until after contracts were signed.
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Virginia Beach school employees are taking their superintendent to court, accusing him of hiding a 110% jump in health insurance premiums until after they signed contracts for the new school year.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 20 in Virginia Beach Circuit Court, represents 112 teachers and staff against Superintendent Donald Robertson. It argues employees signed 2025–26 contracts in good faith, not knowing their health care costs would more than double starting Jan. 1, 2026. Court records show the case remains active and names Robertson in both his individual and official capacity.
Tim Anderson, a Virginia Beach attorney and Republican nominee for the House of Delegates in District 97, is representing the employees. In an email to The Center Square, Anderson said the superintendent “concealed” the increase until after contracts were signed.
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“That’s fraud in the inducement — employees committed in good faith, without being told the truth about what was coming,” Anderson said.
He added that the case seeks to block Virginia Beach City Public Schools from enforcing the premium hikes and to “preserve the rights of employees to contract honestly and fairly with their employer.”
An Aug. 7 letter from the district’s Consolidated Benefits Office informed employees of the changes, saying premiums would rise anywhere from $2.04 to $210.97 more per pay period depending on the plan. Retirees face monthly increases ranging from $52.28 to $445.25.
