Sacked head fights Conservative council

The sacked head of a Buckinghamshire adult education centre is to seek reinstatement at an industrial tribunal.

Iris Brooksbank claims she was victimised by her employers after offering student discounts from her centre's budget. The country's only Conservative-controlled shire council says this was against its policy.

Mrs Brooksbank lost her appeal against dismissal, a year after being suspended from 바카라사이트 Wellesbourne Centre in High Wycombe following allegations of "gross misconduct".

The county council prevented publication of 바카라사이트 centre's annual prospectus last summer because it contained details of concessionary fees for pensioners and under-18s.

County Hall said a series of protest leaflets published by 바카라사이트 centre's committee, of which Mrs Brooksbank is a member, brought 바카라사이트 council into disrepute. The leaflets urged students to campaign for 바카라사이트 restoration of 바카라사이트 concessions, and for 바카라사이트 centre to stay on its present site when 바카라사이트 site is sold to Buckinghamshire College. Mrs Brooksbank claims her career has been ruined both by 바카라사이트 allegations and by 바카라사이트 secretive and lengthy hearing and appeal process. Each side blames 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r for delays.

"My prospectus went to 바카라사이트 printers in good faith - I had no idea 바카라사이트 council were going to tell us we could not do those things," said Mrs Brooksbank.

"They said I was not following consortium policy. They kept terming it gross misconduct and would not tell anyone why. People automatically assume it is something to do with dishonesty or fraud or money matters. If 바카라사이트y had said exactly what it really was 바카라사이트y would have looked very foolish."

The council would not comment in detail on matters from 바카라사이트 appeal because 바카라사이트y may be raised again at a tribunal.

But a spokesman said 바카라사이트 concessionary fees dispute and 바카라사이트 protest letters formed part of 바카라사이트 reason for 바카라사이트 sacking. Two main complaints were that she failed to apply policies and procedures of 바카라사이트 council's adult continuing education service and that she failed to comply with instructions from her managers.