Martin Luther King wanted to stay in jail down in Albany, GA back in 1962, but the Kennedy Administration wanted him out so badly they sent a Justice Department official down to anonymously bail him out.
She has, so far, followed the “rules” for civil disobedience. “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” lays out the “up side” of civil disobedience.
Going to jail, rather than resigning, brought much more attention to the issue...and that’s why it was effective for MLK Jr. and will be effective in this situation, IMO