- Eileen Washburn, English teacher at Lakota West High School in Ohio, faces dismissal
- School board members said she ‘falsified sick leave’ on February 8 and 9.
- The board said she told colleagues she attended a concert those days.
An Ohio high school teacher is reportedly facing firing after she was sick for two days to attend a Nashville concert.
Eileen Washburn, an English teacher at Lakota West High School in Liberty Township, near Cincinnati, was placed on unpaid leave after the Lakota Local School District learned of her time off.
During a school board meeting Wednesday, members ruled that Washburn “falsified sick leave” on Feb. 8 and 9 after she told him colleagues about their musical plans.
They decided to put Washburn on unpaid leave until the next meeting, where they will vote on his firing.
In a statement, the school board said the teacher refused to answer questions about her whereabouts on those dates and declined to discuss specific details about why she needed those days off. It is unclear who she supposedly went to see.
Eileen Washburn, an English teacher at Lakota West High School, has been placed on unpaid leave and could face termination after she “faked sick leave” to go to a concert.
The school board said the teacher refused to answer questions about her whereabouts on those dates and declined to discuss details about why she needed those days off.
Interim Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli said the board will continue the teacher’s current unpaid suspension until the next vote on April 22, unless “Washburn submits a written hearing document within the required time.”
According to the high school’s website, Washburn is an ESL teacher. She also serves on the board of directors for a nearby school district, the Loveland City School District.
According to her profile page on the Loveland City School District website, Washburn is married with children and has lived in the city of Loveland since 2005.
He previously taught at Princeton High School before moving on to teach English at Lakota West High School in 2015.
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He Cincinnati researcher reported that his contract expires at the end of 2025 at the high school.
It is unclear which concert he allegedly attended.
DailyMail.com has contacted Washburn for comment.
