Jennifer Zeigler, a former Bagley Middle School teacher, testifies during her fair dismissal hearing in Murray County, Ga., on Tuesday. School officials did not renew her contract this spring after Zeigler pleaded to a DUI arrest and admitted she was drunk while on her way to school in March. The school board upheld Zeigler's firing after the five-hour hearing.
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Mariann Martin /Chattanooga Times Free Press .
published Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
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A former Murray County middle school teacher who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence earlier this year begged the school board Tuesday to give her a second chance, but board members upheld the school’s decision not to renew her contract.
