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The St. Joseph School District Board of Education met behind closed doors again Friday morning.
The meeting lasted more than two hours but the results were quickly released to the public.
The Board passed a resolution to authorize attorney Duane Martin of Columbia to talk with attorney Joseph Hatley with the firm of Spencer Fane regarding an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Chief Financial Officer Beau Musser.
Musser claimed he was placed on leave for continuing to question the practice of handing out stipends to administrators without the knowledge or approval of the school board.
Musser filed suit in May 2014 against the district, Superintendent Dr. Fred Czerwonka, Human Resources Director Doug Flowers, and School Board Member Dennis Snethen.
According to the lawsuit, Musser was called into a meeting on March 28 with Dr. Czerwonka and Human Resources Director Flowers. Musser asserts in court documents that he was informed by Dr. Czerwonka he was being placed on administrative leave based on false claims of sexual harassment.
The board also released votes taken during Tuesday’s closed session where Superintendent Fred Czerwonka and Chief Operating Officer Rick Hartigan were placed on paid administrative leave.
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In attendance at that meeting were Brad Haggard, Dan Colgan, Lori Prussman, Chris Danford and Kappy Hodges.
Danford mad the original motion to place Czerwonka on administrative leave with pay, pending further investigation which was seconded by Hodges. The voted carried 4-1 with Colgan casting the only no vote.
A vote to place Hartigan on leave with pay pending further investigation was moved by Prussman with Hodges seconding. The original vote was passed unanimously, until Colgan made a motion to reconsider that vote in which he was the only no vote.
Prussman then moved to appoint Jake Long Acting Superintendent which was seconded by Danford and approved unanimously by the board.