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Marple sues state school board over firing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple is suing the West Virginia Board of Education and demanding a hearing to confront its members over her termination in November, claiming that her firing was unlawful and "contrived in secret."
The actions of the state-governed board violated Marple's rights and caused her to suffer irreparable damage to her reputation and ability to gain future employment, in addition to mental anguish, according to a complaint filed by Charleston attorney Tim Barber in Kanawha County Circuit Court Friday afternoon.
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Marple sues state school board over firing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple is suing the West Virginia Board of Education and demanding a hearing to confront its members over her termination in November, claiming that her firing was unlawful and "contrived in secret."
The actions of the state-governed board violated Marple's rights and caused her to suffer irreparable damage to her reputation and ability to gain future employment, in addition to mental anguish, according to a complaint filed by Charleston attorney Tim Barber in Kanawha County Circuit Court Friday afternoon.
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