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Superintendent Reported Former Principal Schur to ODE's Office of Professional Conduct

Superintendent Russ Jones said he acted quickly after finding out about some misconduct in June before former principal Sue Schur retired.

 

Stow-Munroe Falls High School Principal Sue Schur retired, pretty unexpectedly to many, in June after 27 years in education — 21 with the Stow-Munroe Falls district. 

Recently, a lawsuit filed by Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education Member Rod Armstrong, brought light to an issue that claims during an executive session, the superintendent confirmed that Schur changed the final grades of some students, including one who is related to her. 

Superintendent Russ Jones issued the following statement Monday (Sept. 17) morning about Schur:

I sincerely appreciate the many years of service that Sue Schur gave to the children of our school district.

She was a long-time educator who touched the lives of children in many positive ways. Her dedication to our school district will always be very much appreciated.

In early June I was given information pertaining to Ms. Schur regarding her duties and responsibilities as high school principal. I immediately investigated that information and provided the Board of Education with the details of my findings.

I met with Ms. Schur to discuss the matter with our treasurer, Cathy Bulgrin.

The next day Ms. Schur submitted her resignation as high school principal. I immediately reported my findings to the Ohio Department of Education Office of Professional Conduct, which I am mandated to do by law.

Their investigation of the matter is ongoing which prohibits me from commenting on the matter in further detail.

Related Topics: Lawsuit, Ode, Retire, changing grades, former principal, ohio department of education, professional conduct, rod armstrong, sue schur, and susan schur

jiim may

11:59 am on Monday, September 17, 2012

Now i know why kids are doing well!!!!

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Jim Miller

12:09 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

Hey Dr. Jones, since Rod Armstrong was pushing to get this information made public, can we get a public apology to him? Also, as a father of a high school senior I would like to know how this has affected his school rank, since several kids were given grades that they didn't deserve. Now this might have a financial cost to him as he is applying for college scholarships and admission. Thank you so much Mrs. Schurr for ripping off the honest kids of SMFHS!

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David Gofflinger

2:59 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

No need for anyone to apologize to Rod Armstrong, he couldn't keep his mouth shut until the investigation was over. However, I would be interested to see how the ranking issue is taken care of, if their not in the top 10 it's not going to matter anyways.

jiim may

12:27 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

Just pay them, the school rankings will go up.

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kim thiebault

12:43 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

This is what happens . they think they can cheat and get away with it in today society. the good example is the mortgage companies what they're doing to the common people. the ones that have mortgage insurance. they're taking their homes away and then the then reselling them. and making a profit on them. if you had honest

people at the top none of this crap would be going on.

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J

2:59 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

Mr. Jones... this is long overdue and should have been made public in June. She should have been fired and not allowed to resign. Are my tax dollars paying for her benefits even though she admitted to misconduct? If so, why? Just another example of the current board and Mr. Jones trying to cover things up. Thank you Mr. Armstrong for bringing this to light or we would have never known. What about the other students that have been cheated by this scandal, what say you to that Mr. Jones. You profess to have the students best interest at heart. Is a cover up in their best interest. Good lesson by you sir!

You do not need a doctorate degree Mr. Jones to see that this announcement today was nothing more than damage control. Personally, I expected better from you being a man of your education.

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Daphne Lacoste

3:55 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

@ Stow Whiners Club- You are the same people that would have yelled at Dr. Jones if he would have came out with this statement in June and not waited for the investigation.

Evan Fullerton

7:12 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

are those kids that received scholarships and awards?

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Sort through the Facts

6:53 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The bottom line is that the superintendent handled the situation swiftly and professionally and did what needed to be done legally. I applaud Dr. Jones and the board members who truly represent kids for doing the right thing in a tough situation.

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J

10:07 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

@Daphne Lacoste... As to your point, I guess you will never know as Mr. Jones did not come out with his statement in June, or July, or August. Your quickness and ease at sophomorically characterizing those that do not agree with you as “whiners” and your opinion based on a faulty premise rooted in a material fallacy shows nothing more than a proclivity to agree with the establishment regardless of the situation or outcome. She should not have been allowed to retire, she should have been fired and lost all benefits and Mr. Jones should have been quick to address the situation to the public as it has a direct and material impact on my children. Let us try to rise above the name calling Daphne and not call persons such as myself whiners for simply showing concern for our children.

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Tom McFalls

7:42 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

James that is your opinion. I believe that Dr Jones did the right thing. Move on.

shewithnoname

10:07 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Jones and Bulgrin need to resign.

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Daphne Lacoste

7:42 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Mr. Armstrong brought nothing to light but his blatant disregard for student privacy. How naive, James, to credit Mr. Armstrong with this disclosure when if you stick to the facts the process was followed by Dr. Jones in an efficient, timely, and professional manner.

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someone who cares

10:34 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

I know Ms. Schur did wrong but I want to have everyone remember how great Ms.Schur is she helped a lot of kids thou out her career at smfcs by being a great leader and a halper to those in need

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