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girls volleyball team is being suspended for 10 days after the district’s board found on Tuesday that she violated state law but said firing her would be too severe.
“Our employee made a choice not to follow the law,” said board member Debbi Hixon, who proposed the censure. But, she said, “It was a first offense. We would not terminate someone on their first offense.”after the violation was discovered in November and then placed on paid leave, called the vote an “incorrect decision” but said it was better than being fired.She wanted to talk it over with her daughter, who left the school even though she had been her class president and a homecoming princess.
During Tuesday’s hour-long debate, Hixon proposed Norton’s punishment after casting the deciding vote against an earlier motion, which called for a five-day suspension with no change in jobs.But, Hixon argued, firing Norton was too harsh for a seven-year employee with sterling evaluations and a caring reputation among students.At least three board members supported Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Norton be fired because she had knowingly violated the law.
“I believe this case is unique,” member Allen Zeman said. “You can correctly surmise there have been problems with how we have dealt with it. You can also correctly surmise that rules and laws have been broken. But I think it is important that we come up with a solution that is consistent with the others.”
Fam argued that Norton should face criminal charges though the Fairness act only carries civil penalties aimed at violating schools.
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