Virginia attorney general drops case that accused ex-superintendent of firing teacher in retaliation Virginia's attorney general has dropped a case against a former school superintendent who was accused of firing a teacher because she spoke out about a student inappropriately touching her.
The former teacher, Erin Brooks, wanted to put the matter behind her and recently resolved a lawsuit against the former superintendent and the Loudoun County Public Schools, the attorney general's office said in a court filing Thursday.
“Words cannot express how grateful I am to the office of and the Attorney General himself, for the unwavering support and dedication to this case," Brooks said in a statement released by Attorney General Jason Miyares.
Ziegler also said in a statement that “new evidence would have demonstrated that I acted in the best interest of Loudoun County’s most vulnerable students.”.
A judge ruled last year that faulty jury instructions rendered the conviction illegitimate, even though there was “ample evidence" to support a jury’s conclusion of retaliation.
