AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - After a contentious search for a new principal at the Amherst Regional Middle School the district has failed to find someone to fill the role and halted their search. Multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools for discrimination and defamation It comes after a lawsuit was filed against the district in December by one of the finalists for the role. Lamikco Magee is an African American special education teacher in the district. She claims she was retaliated against for advocating for marginalized students. April-24-2024-PRESS-RELEASE-ARPSDownload The district announced that they offered the position to someone from outside the district who declined the role. They have now suspended their search. Local News Sarat Ford Lincoln donates 2024 Mustang GT to Westfield Technical Academy Postal carriers to pick up donated food left in mailboxes next month Woman found after running away from crash on Route 5 in Enfield There are this many homeless sex offenders in western Massachusetts 22News began broadcasting in March 1953 providing local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Follow WWLP-22News on X @WWLP22News and Facebook.