MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — The McCook school board won’t let a new teacher out of the contract she signed to teach this coming school year.

Tori Peters, of Omaha, agreed in March to teach eighth-grade science for the 2014-15 year. But in a resignation letter she submitted May 19, she asked to be released from her contract because of “major life-changing events,” which the board didn’t explain Monday night. She said she preferred to remain in Omaha to teach.

Superintendent Grant Norgaard told the board that he understood why Peters wanted to resign but that the board needed time to find a quality teacher. He said Tuesday that teachers can lose their certifications if they don’t fulfill contract obligations.

Attempts to reach Peters on Wednesday were not successful.