School board to negotiate settlement with ex-Cardinal Valley principal
The Fayette County Public Schools board voted Thursday to have legal counsel negotiate a settlement with the former principal of Cardinal Valley Elementary School.
Ivonne Beegle filed a lawsuit against the district in 2013.
The vote at a special meeting came after a closed session. Board members did not elaborate on their decision.
Beegle has said she was asked in 2012 to resign or be fired. She alleged in a court document that she was retaliated against because she complained about unequal treatment of her and Hispanic students.
Beegle, who became principal in the 2007-2008 school year, said in a document in her lawsuit that at one point she was told by a supervisor, “Do not complain. No one cares about those Mexican kids with a bunch of illegal parents.”
Beegle, a native of Nicaragua, said she made numerous complaints about illegality, mismanagement and discrimination while she was at Cardinal Valley.
After her resignation, Beegle filed a lawsuit in 2013 asking for lost wages and benefits, damages for emotional distress, and attorney’s fees.
Valarie Honeycutt Spears: 859-231-3409, @vhspears
This story was originally published June 2, 2016 at 8:03 PM with the headline "School board to negotiate settlement with ex-Cardinal Valley principal."