The reason Terry Martin was let go at Lee was because a friend of Jeremy Pendergraft was elected to the Lee County School Board. Jeremy wanted the head job and his friend got it for him. Palko was let go after 2 years because there was no improvement in the program and they did not want him to complete a third year teaching which would have given him tenure. Supposedly, Coomer was let go after one because he did not complete a certification that he agreed to get when he took the job.