{"id":4834,"date":"2026-07-17T19:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2026-07-17T19:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:35:31","slug":"nc-gop-senate-candidate-sues-wake-schools-says-suspension-politically-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834","title":{"rendered":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n

Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n

Former Republican state Senate candidate Scott Lassiter has filed a lawsuit accusing the Wake County school system of suspending him from his job as an assistant principal and forcing him to resign to help Democrats in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n

Read more 3 new Raleigh restaurants coming to downtown, North Hills and Glenwood Ave<\/a><\/p>\n

In a lawsuit filed Friday in Wake County Superior Court, Lassiter says he was unfairly suspended from his position<\/a> after breaking up a fight at Connections Academy in May 2024. Lassiter accuses the school system of suspending him, leaking the news to the media and pressuring him to resign to hurt his political campaign to help Democrats break the GOP supermajority in the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey wanted that Senate seat very, very badly,\u201d Lassiter\u2019s attorney, Woody Webb Sr., said in an interview Friday with The News & Observer. \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that these educational institutions are fairly Democratic in nature, and I mean the Democratic Party, and his opponent was funded to some extent by the NCAE, which is indisputably a liberal teachers union.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they wanted to make sure that the Republicans could not retain the supermajority.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein defeated Lassiter in the District 13 race. But Republicans were able to maintain their legislative supermajority in the Senate.<\/p>\n

Read more Duke football coach Manny Diaz sounds off on Darian Mensah, ACC tiebreaker<\/a><\/p>\n

Lassiter says in the complaint that he did nothing wrong when he broke up the fight but agreed to voluntarily resign in return for Wake keeping the matter confidential. Instead, Lassiter alleges the district leaked the information publicly and later filed an educator misconduct report with the state Department of Public Instruction to hurt his future job prospects.<\/p>\n

Webb charges that part of the reason for the district\u2019s actions were in retaliation to Lassister complaining about safety conditions at Connections Academy, which is an alternative school program.<\/p>\n

Lassiter is asking for damages and to get his job back from Wake.<\/p>\n

Lassiter referred questions from The N&O to Webb.<\/p>\n

The Wake County school system has not yet responded to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Lassiter, a former Apex Town Council member, was previously involved in high-profile litigation with then House Speaker Tim Moore.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Lassiter sued Moore, alleging that Moore had a relationship with Lassiter\u2019s then wife, a state employee. Moore admitted to that relationship but denied exchanging political influence for sex. Attorneys for both sides said the lawsuit was resolved<\/a> but did not provide details.<\/p>\n

Read more NC State football named its new No. 1 this summer. \u2018He\u2019s a special young man\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Staff writer Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi contributed.<\/i><\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former GOP candidate Scott Lassiter sues Wake County Schools, saying his suspension and press leak were politically motivated during the 2024 state Senate race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"\nNC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former GOP candidate Scott Lassiter sues Wake County Schools, saying his suspension and press leak were politically motivated during the 2024 state Senate race.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Durham Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85\"},\"headline\":\"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834\"},\"wordCount\":468,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Read today's Edition\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834\",\"name\":\"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":674},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?p=4834#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Durham Moving Hub\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/durhammovinghub.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub","og_description":"Former GOP candidate Scott Lassiter sues Wake County Schools, saying his suspension and press leak were politically motivated during the 2024 state Senate race.","og_url":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834","og_site_name":"Durham Moving Hub","article_published_time":"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85"},"headline":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated","datePublished":"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834"},"wordCount":468,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg","articleSection":["Read today's Edition"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834","url":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834","name":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated - Durham Moving Hub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-07-17T19:35:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/65da721bcf14c58a4d902e987e9ab256.jpeg","width":1200,"height":674},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4834#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools, says suspension politically motivated"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/","name":"Durham Moving Hub","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/bf1f081e7f06a3ab66052e5f6015fd85","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/durhammovinghub.com"],"url":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}