Marlene Campbell's Fight for Reinstatement

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Help Marlene meet the cost of fighting her unjustified dismissal as Principal of Salford School. Under her leadership, student achievement

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Marlene and her family have exhausted their resources seeing reinstatement after she was unjustifiably suspended last year by Statutory Manager Peter MacDonald. They've already spent $70,000 on legal fees, plus $30,000 from the NZ Principals' Federation's insurance scheme and $30,000 pro bono funding from her law firm. Now Marlene has been dismissed and is going to court to seek reinstatement.

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Update for 17/03/2014  17 March 2014

News of Marlene's dismissal finally reached the public today, via The Southland Times: http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/9834529/Principal-fighting-to-retain-job

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Guest Donor on 09 Jun 2014
I know what it can be like - stay strong!
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Guest Donor on 04 Jun 2014
Fingers crossed for the very best of outcomes!
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Maree Bathurst
Maree Bathurst on 30 May 2014
Who would ever believe that as principals our jobs have become so tenuous that as a mentor once said to me "you are only as good as your last BOT meeting." Marlene my thoughts are with you.
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Donation on 16 May 2014
All the best Marlene - Here's hoping for a just outcome...
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Whetu Cormick
Whetu Cormick on 06 Apr 2014
From Baz and Whetu
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This campaign started on 17 Mar 2014 and ended on 17 Jun 2014.