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Ousted Navajo Head Start leader says she was illegally dismissed, faced repeated harassment

Related Topics: Superintendent, Navajo people

Farmington, N.M. • The ousted superintendent for Navajo Head Start says she was illegally dismissed from the program last month and often faced harassment.

The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports (https://goo.gl/L8ApRH) Sharon Singer recently filed a grievance alleging that her removal violated tribal law.

Singer also says she faced harassment, intimidation and a hostile work environment by her supervisor, Department of Diné Education Superintendent of Schools Tommy Lewis Jr.