Alabama Cafeteria Worker Axed After Accepting Donation for Hungry Students [WATCH]

In yet another example of bureaucratic overreach, an Alabama school cafeteria worker was fired for trying to do the right thing—accepting donations to cover students’ lunches, as reported by The New York Post.

Avette Dunn, a dedicated employee of nearly a decade at Shelby Elementary School, was terminated after being publicly confronted by the school’s principal over her role in facilitating a donation.

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Dunn had been suspended since October, following an incident in which she took a donation intended for the school’s parent-teacher organization (PTO) fund to help students afford meals.

Despite her good intentions, the school board determined that she had overstepped her role and ultimately decided she could no longer be trusted in her position. The board reached this conclusion after a grueling six-hour hearing on Monday night.

According to reports from ABC 33/40, Dunn’s job description did not explicitly forbid her from handling such donations. She was not trained to process financial transactions, but she had been approached by a donor who wanted to contribute to the school’s lunch program.

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Knowing that the fund was running low and that it would be rendered useless if it dropped below $200, she accepted the contribution in good faith.

However, instead of addressing the situation privately, school principal Stacy Aderholt chose to confront Dunn in front of other employees in a crowded lunchroom.

Dunn, likely caught off guard and fearing the repercussions, initially denied involvement. She later admitted to the lie but explained she had only done so to protect the donor’s anonymity.

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“It’s imperative you can be trusted,” Aderholt reportedly said, justifying the school’s decision to fire Dunn. But Dunn’s legal team argued that she never misused a single cent, and the money was properly allocated into the PTO fund as intended.

Furthermore, her past employee reviews reflected a solid record of service. Despite this, the district refused to overlook what they called a breach of trust.

Dunn has since pleaded for her job back, calling the punishment far too severe for what was, at worst, a lapse in judgment.

“I made a mistake and I think I should be able to go back to my job. In my opinion, I think I should’ve been suspended for two weeks. I don’t think I should get terminated just for not telling.”

In an era when school lunch debt is a growing crisis, punishing a worker for trying to help hungry students raises serious questions. Bureaucrats and administrators seem more concerned with rigid rule-following than with ensuring children have access to basic necessities.

Dunn’s case serves as a stark reminder of how misguided school policies can put politics and red tape ahead of simple human decency.

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