The superintendent of the Shelby County school system broke his silence Friday on the firing of Avette Dunn, claiming inaccurate coverage of the lunchroom worker’s termination has led to ...

Avette Dunn, a longtime cafeteria worker at Shelby Elementary School in Alabama, was let go by a school board after she accepted donations to allow students pay for lunch During a Feb. 24 hearing.

PEOPLE contacted Avette Dunn, Shelby County Schools, the Shelby County School Board and the Alabama Education Association for comment on Friday, Feb. 18, but they did not immediately respond.

An Alabama school board fired a school cafeteria worker for accepting donations to help students pay for their lunch. The Shelby County School Board terminated the employment of Avette Dunn, a ...

Avette Dunn was terminated from her position at Shelby Elementary School when the school board ruled that she couldn’t be trusted in her role following the October incident.

An Alabama school board fired a school cafeteria worker for accepting donations to help students pay for their lunch. The Shelby County School Board terminated the employment of Avette Dunn, a ...

ABC 33/40 – YouTube Dunn said her firing was too harsh a punishment for what she did, while pleading for her job back. “I made a mistake and I think I should be able to go back to my job.

Avette Dunn, a cafeteria worker at Shelby Elementary School in Alabama, was one of those people—until she was fired for simply trying to make sure no child went hungry. Dunn was terminated after ...

Avette Dunn, a cafeteria worker in Shelby County, Alabama, had been accepting donations to cover lunch costs for students, aiming to ensure no child went hungry, WDBJ reported.

COLUMBIANA, Ala. — An Alabama cafeteria worker has lost her job for collecting donations to pay for student lunches. The Shelby County School Board decided to terminate Avette Dunn following a ...

COLUMBIANA, Ala. — An Alabama cafeteria worker has lost her job for collecting donations to pay for student lunches. The Shelby County School Board decided to terminate Avette Dunn following a ...