Clayton County has re-hired 100 of 400 teachers who were told they would not have jobs in the next school year. Earlier this month, former superintendent John Thompson laid-off teachers amid budget cuts for the district. Only days later, he was fired and replaced by interim superintendent Valya Lee. She appointed a committee which found dozens of special education teachers were let-go without a performance review. Clayton officials say in addition to the 100 teachers brought back, some of the other 300 could be re-hired based on vacancies. The district south of Atlanta employs roughly 4,000 teachers.
