Former AACS Employees File Lawsuit Against Superintendent

The Superintendent of  is facing a lawsuit filed by three former employees, claiming sex discrimination and retaliation by the school and its leader.

According to an article by the Maryland Gazette, a lawsuit filed Dec. 27 by AACS’s former Director of Human Resources Sharon Finecy, former Assistant to the Dean of Students Lynn George and former Director of Finance Anthony Masevice claims that Superintendent George J. Lawrence Jr. harassed his colleagues and created an unhealthy work environment.

All three of the former employees involved in the lawsuit resigned after Lawrence’s hiring in 2009, with each stating that Lawrence was the reason for their departure from AACS, according to the article’s examination of the lawsuit.

The Gazette reported that Lawrence was fired from his previous school but said he claimed he didn’t know why.

In the article, Finecy, George and Masevice each claimed Lawrence exhibited harassing and inappropriate behavior during their time at AACS, with George claiming that Lawrence even threatened her son.

Patch contacted AACS, but officials and staff were unavailable for comment.