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Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get Schooled

Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get Schooled

Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief

Many of you are already commenting on the latest AJC story on the ongoing drama at APS over who knew what in the CRCT cheating scandal and who covered for whom.

The newest story is complex, and I would recommend that you read it in full.

In quick summary, an employee charged with sexual harassment later alleged that Superintendent Beverly Hall ordered the destruction of investigative documents that detailed “systematic” cheating and that the harassment allegations grew out of her resistance to Hall’s actions.

The ex employee is Colinda Howard, who from 2005 to 2010 headed the district’s internal investigations office. And the allegations were in a letter from a lawyer seeking a monetary settlement for Howard, who resigned under pressure after accusations she made lewd comments to male employees.

Howard’s attorney maintained in his letter that the investigation into his client’s conduct