Ex-Roanoke social worker's account of why she was fired called into question

[DonViejo]

By Matt Chittum [e-mail] 981-3331 7 hrs ago

A memo outlining reasons a Roanoke social services worker was fired last week cites performance problems but makes no mention of the concealed weapons permit she said led to her dismissal. Her claim of being represented by lawyers from a prominent Virginia gun rights advocacy group was also called into question.

Storm Durham, 22, became an instant social media sensation among gun rights advocates and conservative media after her posts about her firing from the city’s Department of Social Services last week on Facebook and Twitter.

She was asked by The Roanoke Times to share the memo and never supplied it, but did share it Tuesday with a Roanoke television station. A photograph of it was posted to the WSLS-TV (Channel 10) website.

It lists the reasons for her dismissal as “failing to perform tasks required by the job, when efforts to correct issues related to job responsibilities have not been adhered to in the areas of training, missed work, documentation, time management, assessing safety, engaging families, workplace safety concerns and professionalism.”

It also lists a series of six meetings with Durham about her performance beginning Oct. 27 — the month she was hired — and continuing through Feb. 22. According to the memo, the meetings were about Durham’s behavior during training, attendance, dress code, performance deficiencies and professionalism.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Sounds as if they did a good paper trail leading to the firing.

Even if the gun becomes a non issue, there seems to be plenty else.

[underpants]

2. Ah yes Storm Durham, the darling of RWers on Facebook

What’s that? It’s not as it appears?

I’ve been intrigued and following this story.

It stunk to high heaven when I first saw it. I honestly doubted it first because when I see “Storm” I think Nazis. Okay she’s not a Nazi, she’s real.

First of all Virginia is a right to work state so no reason needs to be given to fire you. Second there is a law prohibiting finding out who has a concealed carry permit in Va. so she oils have had to tell someone but that still isn’t a reasonable reason to fire someone. She had not hit 1year yet - not sure about th acity of Roanoke but th Commonwealth has a 1 year probation period.

The other things I’ve run across is her friend/boyfriend who may have threatened a co-worker and that she wants to be a spokesperson for the NRA.

Thanks I’ll go see if I can find some of my friends over on Facebook who were spreading this far and wide