". . .Clifford Moss hinted at the fact that the district recently lost a bid to fire a tenured teacher that could cost it more than $350,000."

That attempted firing was indeed a foolish waste of money and was subsequently ruled against. It should never have happened. Perhaps in future the school will think twice about going to court in an ill founded attempt to fire a teacher. It's easy to rush to court when it's not your own money being spent.