RUTLAND School officials in Windsor earlier this year offered to settle a lawsuit with former Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley, who was fired following Facebook comments she made criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, according to.
Judge finds Windsor principal was fired in June, advancing her lawsuit
Tiffany Riley
Modified: 3/16/2021 9:02:50 AM
RUTLAND A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Mount Ascutney School District Board terminated Windsor School Principal Tiffany Riley in June 2020, boosting her underlying lawsuit that she was unjustly fired for Facebook posts she made that were seen as critical of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The school district has argued that Riley had been put on leave in June, and continued to receive pay and benefits as part of her $113,000 salary until the School Board held a termination hearing, which is required under state law, and then officially fired her in October.
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