Judge: Fired teacher offered students extra credit in return for cash donations

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 401

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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An Iowa high school teacher has been fired for offering students extra credit in return for cash donations to her personal GoFundMe account.

State records indicate that beginning in 2022, Stephanie Mullaley worked as a paraeducator and then as a full-time, long-term substitute high school teacher for the Clinton Community School District. She was fired on May 29, 2026, for allegedly violating the district’s ethics policy.

According to the findings of Administrative Law Judge Duane …

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