Originally Posted by T_O_M
Originally Posted by T_Inman
This particular article says that she resigned, not fired.

I have no idea what really happened, but that is a big difference.

In this situation you're often given the option to resign before you're fired. If you're fired, that often comes up in background checks for subsequent jobs and can shut the door to future employment. Usually better to take the offer.

Correct.
I was responding to posters wondering why she was fired when she may (or may not) have broken the law.

This was before posts indicated that she may have been doing these extracurricular activities inside her actual classroom, which changes things drastically.