Former Oklahoma State Board of Education secretary Amy London, back center, sits at the board’s table during a meeting April 24 in Oklahoma City. London is seeking $100,000 from the Oklahoma State Department of Education, alleging wrongful termination. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — The former secretary of Oklahoma’s top school board has demanded $100,000 from the state Department of Education, contending the agency wrongfully fired her after she complained department staff interfered with her job duties.
Amy London took the first step toward filing a lawsuit over her July 17 firing by submitting a tort claim to the agency last week with the $100,000 demand, which also alleges she suffered workplace discrimination. She contends state law gives only the Oklahoma State Board of Education, not the department, authority over hiring and firing the board secretary…