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Woman Gets Prison For Lincoln School District Fire
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A former district employee has been sentenced for starting a fire that destroyed the district's headquarters.

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Sharon Brewster was sentenced to 8-12 years in prison on Wednesday. Sentencing came exactly one year after the fire that caused an estimated $20 million damage.

Her attorney asked for community service and house arrest. Brewster pleaded no contest to second-degree arson in February. Prosecutors say she set fire to some papers on a supervisor's desk over frustration about how she was treated.

District and city officials held a groundbreaking on Tuesday for a new school headquarters and commercial development.