ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - The Northwest Child Development Center in Roanoke is suing a former executive director.
The center's board of directors claims Gregory Cooper failed to meet license and grant deadlines and misrepresented the center's status status.
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The suit goes on to explain the importance of grant money to keep the center running. Northwest shut down in September, a day after the board fired its most recent executive director, Jaqueline Wiggins, who raised concerns about the boards' handling of its finances.
The board is asking for more than $650,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, as well as interest and attorney's fees.