WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — In just 24 hours, Jerrica Scott’ s path took an unexpected turn.

The Hanes Magnet assistant principal is one of more than 300 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools employees whose positions are being eliminated due to a $46 million budget shortfall. When we first spoke with Scott a week ago, she was preparing for one of the hardest journeys of her life.

“It’s just a light at the end of the tunnel, a long, dark, sad tunnel,” she recalled with a laugh. “But there is light.”

At first, Scott hadn’t even planned to attend the district’s job fair. But when she walked in, she found herself back in the driver’s seat.

“I got pulled a couple of places, interviewed on the spot, and I’m actually on my way to a second interview for a principal position — not assistant prin

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