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Raleigh County custodian Gary Evans suspended 10 days after board hearing on boundary complaints
Summary
After a public disciplinary hearing, the Raleigh County Board of Education upheld the superintendent's finding that custodian Gary Evans crossed professional boundaries with multiple female students and approved a 10-day suspension without pay; Evans denied the allegations and called the case "revenge."
Larry Ford, president of the Raleigh County Board of Education, presided over a public hearing on a superintendent recommendation that custodian Gary Evans be suspended for conduct the administration said crossed professional boundaries with students.
Administration witnesses told the board multiple students independently reported similar patterns of behavior: non-educational personal conversations about family and appearance, giving snacks, drinks or small amounts of money, social-media contact, off-campus encounters, and limited instances of physical contact that made students uncomfortable. Principal Ryan Stafford summarized interviews with five students and a cafeteria video the school provided, saying the video showed a…
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