Georgia teacher sues school district that fired her and others because of budget shortfall

A Georgia elementary school teacher let go during a fiscal crisis in her district is suing to get her job back. (Pixabay)

A Georgia elementary school teacher let go during a fiscal crisis in her district is suing to get her job back.

Ashley White, who was the only art teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Dublin, said the district violated the law when the director of human resources abruptly asked White to resign on Oct. 6, citing an inability to fulfill the district’s employment contracts.

When White reported to work Oct. 9, administrators told her to collect her belongings and turn in her keys, and on Oct. 14, the school board adopted a deficit reduction plan that reflected her dismissal effective the week before, according to her lawyers.