HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Hutchinson school district wants the state to cancel the teaching certificate of a woman who resigned because she said she no longer had “any more passion” for the job.

The Hutchinson News reports Amanda Brackett said in her Aug. 19 resignation letter that her third-grade students need somebody who will provide “the best education possible.” Brackett, the mother of a baby, was under contract through May.

Because of her contract, the school board voted unanimously to reject the resignation. The board gave Brackett grace time to reconsider, or it would file a complaint with the state, but she didn’t return to work.

The school board approved the hiring of a replacement Monday night. Superintendent Shelly Kiblinger says students “suffer” if teachers are allowed to leave abruptly.