Natchez school district to pay $127K to former principal
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – The Natchez-Adams School District will pay about $127,500 to a former principal, who successfully sued the district for wrongful termination. The district’s insurance company will pay the remainder of the $625,000 settlement.
Last year, a federal civil jury ruled the district, former superintendent Frederick Hill and former deputy superintendent Tanisha Smith culpable for creating a hostile work environment – including racial discrimination against the white plaintiff – before forcing former Susie B. West Elementary School principal Cindy Idom into retirement.
After the jury handed down the verdict in September 2015, The Natchez Democrat reports the final judgment was issued in January.
Of that, $75,000 was assessed against Hill and $25,000 against Smith. However, their contracts have clauses holding them harmless in lawsuits brought against them.
