The sacked Principal of Hopewell High School in Hanover, Joyce Irving, will be appealing her dismissal.
Mrs. Irving was fired yesterday by the school’s Board.
She was suspended by the Board late last year to facilitate an investigation into allegations of financial breaches and poor governance under her watch.
After completing the investigation and a hearing, the Board met yesterday and decided her fate.
President of the Jamaica Teachers Association, Dr. Mark Nicely, says Mrs. Irving is concerned about the negative implications of her dismissal.
Dr. Nicely says the letter delivered to Mrs. Irving, indicating her dismissal, is unclear about the grounds for her firing.
He’s indicated the grounds on which Mrs. Irving will be appealing.
Dr. Mark Nicely, President of the JTA, speaking this afternoon with Nationwide News.
He’s also revealed that it was a majority vote that led to Mrs. Irving’s dismissal.
