D.C. officials fire and fine ex-public schools’ attorney who worked two jobs at the same time

A former D.C. Public Schools lawyer who worked a second job in Maryland during her full-time employment has lost her city government job and will pay a $20,000 fine for violating ethics rules, following a report by The Washington Times.

Lynette Collins taught in-person psychology classes at Montgomery College during daytime hours when she was supposedly working at the school system’s central office in downtown Washington.

It was unclear whether she was showing up for her six-figure DCPS job as senior deputy general counsel for labor and employment, where she acted as a government ethics expert representing the system in workplace disputes…

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