East Sussex council dismisses social worker with drug conviction '“ despite knowing about it when employing her
Lisa Burnett, 39, was jailed in Jamaica in March 2000 for trafficking liquid cocaine – a charge she has denied but always been open about.
After years of getting her life ‘back on track’, the mum of four was employed as a children’s services caseworker by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) – which said it was fully aware of Miss Burnett’s previous drug conviction when she was employed – and started working for it on September 17, 2018.
However, on October 19 she was dismissed.
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Hide AdMiss Burnett said: “I feel that this unjust and unfair treatment is based on a historical conviction and not the context.