School leaders sanctioned over attendance data investigation
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The top administrator in one of Ohio's biggest school districts is being sanctioned by the state for his role in reporting inaccurate student attendance data.
The Ohio Department of Education says Toledo schools Superintendent Romules Durant will have his education license put on stayed suspension for three years. Durant also will have his education license suspended for 90 days and serve that suspension over 30 days during the next three summers.
Durant and the district have denied doing anything wrong. Two other top Toledo school administrators also were sanctioned.