Oregon High Principal and Superintendent Put on Paid Leave, School Board Chair Resigns after Uproar over Teachers Accused of Sexual Abuse

Maxine Bernstein : Nov 18, 2024
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(St. Helens, Oregon) — [OregonLive.com] The small Columbia County town of St. Helens erupted in fury Friday over allegations that local school district officials badly mishandled the case of two St. Helens High School teachers arrested this week on charges of sexually abusing students for years ... By afternoon, Principal Katy Wagner had been placed on paid leave, school Board Chair Ryan Scholl had stepped down and the remainder of the board placed Stockwell on paid leave at a hastily called emergency meeting held via Zoom ... The police investigation began after TikTok creator Doug Weaver, a St. Helens High School alumnus, sent an email to SafeOregon, a state school safety tip line, in September sharing comments St. Helens High students had made about current and former teachers on a video he made referencing misconduct at the high school... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via YouTube)