Mrs Cheer has held the post of temporary chief constable since Sean Price was suspended in 2011 and later sacked for misconduct.

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Jim Wallace, the justice minister, suspended the work of 126 temporary sheriffs who handle about a quarter of criminal cases and announced that he was advertising ten permanent sheriffs' jobs.

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After John Jay High School suspended her, she went to court and won a temporary injunction to continue going to the school, without the badge.

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