At a 4-2 vote, the Chambers County School Board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the employment of LaWendy Willis, the former counselor of LaFayette High School.
The decision came on Thursday night after close to nine hours of testimonies.
During the third installment of the personnel hearing, both Superintendent Casey Chambley and Willis were questioned about several of the same topics from the first two sessions. Other officials were questioned during the previously held hearings. The process was only scheduled for one day but was extended twice due to the duration of the testimonies.
The grounds for the termination included insubordination, failure to complete duties in a satisfactory manner and “other reasonable causes,” according to Meadows. Willis and her counsel denied the claims.
Willis was represented by Stanley Gray, an attorney based out of Opelika. The school board attorney, Bob Meadows, represented the superintendent.
Though Willis declined to comment, Ty Smith, a former LHS teacher and Equity Initiative member, gave a statement to the VT-N after the hearing ended.