An Ohio high school teacher might be fired for calling in sick for two days, even though she ended up having fun at a concert in Nashville!
Eileen Washburn, an English teacher at Lakota West High School in Beckett Ridge, Ohio, has been placed on unpaid leave as the local school board investigates whether she violated her union contract to attend the concert.
Washburn allegedly “faked sick leave” for Feb. 8 and 9 to attend an out-of-state concert, telling several co-workers where she was going, according to a complaint.
The educator is also accused of not providing information to school officials when asked during a meeting following her trip was discovered.
“During the meeting she refused to answer questions regarding her whereregardings or the details of her alleged need for sick leave.”
The school board voted unanimously to begin the process of terminating Washburn during a board meeting Tuesday.
The board also placed the teacher on unpaid leave until the board votes on her employment status at a subsequent board meeting scheduled for April 22.
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