This was one of the first follows after a series of Sunshine Week stories. Word came in that a superintendent featured prominently in a story about spending had taken a leave, and a paid one at that.
BY LAUREN FITZPATRICK AND CASEY TONER
As superintendent of Matteson Elementary School District 159, Ronald Wynn spent thousands of dollars on restaurants, hotels and credit card fees.And now, less than a week after his lavish spending came to light, he’ll continue to collect a paycheck while out on extended leave, the SouthtownStar learned Friday.
Wynn, a Winthrop Harbor resident who’d led the south suburban district since 2008, has taken an extended paid leave of absence, said Dr. Rose Lee, president of the District 159 board.
His deputy, Barbara Suggs Mason, has been named interim superintendent, district staff found out in an e-mail sent Friday. The school board approved the interim appointment at a special board meeting Wednesday.
No one answered the phone at Wynn’s house Friday; Mason did not return multiple phone and e-mail messages seeking comment.
Read the whole story, as published on SouthtownStar.com on March 27, 2010, or in the SouthtownStar, March 28, 2010:
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