Thousands of dollars in illegal payments were apparently given to employees of the Broken Arrow school district in recent years, state Rep. Mike Reynolds, member of the House Government Oversight Committee, said today.“It is my understanding that as much as $242,000 in illegal payments for unused sick leave has been given to employees of the Broken Arrow school district,” said Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City. “That is an enormous sum of money diverted from the classroom.”
Reynolds said he has received information showing Broken Arrow school employees were paid for unused sick leave from 2000 to 2003 in violation of state law. That information was later independently confirmed by a school employee.
Reynolds said the information he received indicates that, among others, Interim Superintendent Gary Gerber and current school board candidate Cheryl Kelly are among those who allegedly received the improper payments.
“It is very disturbing to learn that school leaders may have personally benefited from this illegal activity,” Reynolds said. “The school board must publicly address this issue.”
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