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Director files dismissal charges in 2020 classroom case; board votes to notify teacher of hearing rights
Summary
Blount County Schools director Justin Ridge formally presented charges of dismissal against tenured teacher Catherine Goins related to conduct in a 2020 special-education classroom; the board voted to notify Goins that, if the charges are true, dismissal is warranted and to inform her of her right to a hearing before an independent officer.
Blount County Schools Director of Schools Justin Ridge told the board he had filed formal charges of dismissal against tenured teacher Catherine Goins related to conduct in a 2020 case that arose inside a classroom serving students with significant disabilities and medical needs.
Ridge said the matter came to light during a recent human-resources audit and that the documentation includes multiple notarized statements from staff who worked with Goins in 2020. Ridge described the…
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