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Director brings dismissal charges against tenured Blount County teacher; board votes to notify for hearing
Summary
Director Justin Ridge presented written charges of dismissal against tenured teacher Catherine Goins related to alleged conduct in a 2020 CDC classroom; the board voted to notify Ms. Goins and inform her of her right to a hearing before an independent officer.
Director Justin Ridge told the board he was bringing formal charges of dismissal against Catherine Goins, a tenured teacher, after review of documents uncovered during a recent human-resources audit. Ridge said the events at issue occurred in 2020 in a CDC classroom serving students with significant disabilities and medical needs and described the conduct in the materials as "disturbing and unacceptable." He said notarized statements from staff who worked with Ms.…
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