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Nako, who is described on various websites as a psychologist in private practice in Lansing, Michigan, began her relationship with Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo when she won a scholarship from the Ford Foundation in 2004 to study for a master’s degree in counseling psychology.
He took a study leave and returned to Kalamazoo in August 2007 to begin his doctoral studies.
But a further absence between November 2007 and May 2015 led to a disciplinary hearing in which she was fired after being convicted of two counts of gross misconduct.
The chairperson of the hearing said that she had been absent without a valid reason and / or permission, and that she “unreasonably harmed the administration, discipline, or efficiency of the Department of Education by her continued absence from the workplace despite her request license was rejected ”.
Nako’s appeal to the ELRC began in February 2017 and Robertson conducted 27 hearings before issuing his conclusion on March 25.
Having heard numerous versions of the events from various education department officials and from Nako, Robertson said the “only plausible inference” he could make was that her absence was “approved as long vacation without pay / approved leave without pay. salary and that upon his return to have the opportunity to present his case in a formally constituted disciplinary investigation ”.
He added: “This amounted to an authorization to leave the workplace, without pay, for … the duration of their studies. Upon his return, he should have been charged the corresponding fee according to the relevant rules, which should also have been specified. This was not done. “
However, Robertson rejected Nako’s complaints that she was not paid between April 2009 and June 2015 and that the department did not consult with her about the suspension of her salary.
“This misses the point that the applicant was not entitled to be paid a salary since her leave was authorized as approved leave without pay,” he said.
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