Beau Musser
The St. Joseph School District released a statement late Tuesday to announce that Beau Musser has been requested to return to work at the St. Joseph School District.
In an email released Tuesday the District said “Musser has been directed to report to work as the Chief Financial Officer of the St. Joseph School District on November 17.”
As we previously reported, Musser was placed on leave when he reported on hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of administrative stipends and payments to consultants that had not been approved by the St. Joseph School District Board of Education. Some of those expenditures were approved after the fact by the board.
When he reported the stipends to a pair of school board members, Musser told the St. Joseph Post the district retaliated. He said he was accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment and then placed on administrative leave.
Musser filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the district, Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka, Human Resources Director Doug Flowers, and board member Dennis Snethen. The lawyer handpicked to defend the lawsuit recently withdrew from the case, citing a conflict of interests.
The district said that it has retained OMNI Employment Mangement Services, an HR consulting firm, to assist Musser and staff with his transition back into the office.
Musser began his career with the district as the Chief Financial Officer during the 2013-14 school year.
Additionally the email state that “the St. Joseph Board of Education passed a resolution to hire the Kansas City law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne to explore policies and procedures involving school district personnel allegations.”
The board also passed a resolution for the firm to explore policies and procedures involving personnel allegations, including whether Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka and Director of Human Resources Doug Flowers unlawfully retaliated against Musser.
Click Here for BOE Resolution passed by the St. Joseph School District to reinstate Musser.
Click Here to see the district’s email in full