The former secretary of Oklahoma’s top school board has demanded $100,000 from the state Department of Education , contending the agency wrongfully fired her after she complained department staff interfered with her job duties.

Amy London took the first step toward filing a lawsuit over her July 17 firing by submitting a tort claim to the agency last week with the $100,000 demand, which also alleges she suffered workplace discrimination. She contends state law gives only the Oklahoma State Board of Education, not the department, authority over hiring and firing the board secretary.

Amid ongoing tensions between state Superintendent Ryan Walters and the board , London’s claim states Walters’ chief of staff, Matt Mohler, instructed her not to communicate with board members until 24 ho

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