MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Only school board members left Thursday's special called meeting knowing the results of an investigation into the leadership of Monroe City School's Superintendent Kathleen Harris.
The board members were given the report at the top of the meeting. The attorney who prepared the report informed the board it contained discussion of character and competency and fitness of several employees and board members, therefore he urged the board to keep the findings confidential. The board went into executive session for nearly two hours to read the report.
"We read through the whole report, of course it took about an hour and a half." said Board President Verbon Muhammad.
Upon entering public session, board member Vickie Dayton introduced three motions. Dayton moved for the Superintendent to remain on suspension pending written charges to remove Harris, moved for Blunt to draw charges up of findings, and to allow Derenda Flowers to remain the acting Superintendent. All motions passed.
"I think the community will think and be pleased with us taking this step." said Muhammad.
As far as the cost of investigation, Muhammad said he wasn't sure of the cost, "Well we haven't got that, Mr. Blunt has not presented us with a bill yet, but we think it will be better than the way were going."
A meeting will be held July 30 at 9 a.m., Attorney Blunt will then announce the charges to the public.
The board voted last month to suspend Harris with pay and investigate operations under her leadership. Harris then sued the board for a possible meeting violation, but the lawsuit was dismissed in court on July 13 after District Judge Ellender found no evidence of secret meetings.
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Many in the ArkLaMiss are opening up their wallets for monetary donations or personal products to tornado ravaged Oklahoma.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Of the local Scout leaders voting at their
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area. The National Weather Service says a May 16 thunderstorm
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces enhanced monitoring along La. 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.The
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards.
