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

Iowa teacher fired after offering students extra credit in exchange for donations to fund her Ecuador trip

Iowa substitute teacher Stephanie Mullaley was fired and denied unemployment benefits for offering students extra credit for GoFundMe donations.

Teacher fired after offering credit to students who donated to her

Stephanie Mullaley was terminated from her position as a full-time, long-term substitute high school teacher for the Clinton Community School District in Iowa on May 29.

High School teacher fired after offering extra credit for GoFundMe donations

The school district said the substitute teacher was ‘using her position as a teacher to pressure students to donate funds’

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

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…

Substitute teacher fired after offering extra credit to students who donated to her GoFundMe for a trip to Ecuador

By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 20:42 EDT, 30 September 2026 | Updated: 20:42 EDT, 30 September 2026 A substitute teacher in Iowa was fired after she offered her students extra credit if they donated to her online fundraiser for a trip to Ecuador. Stephanie Mullaley was terminated from her position as a full-time, long-term […]