OKLAHOMA COUNTY (KFOR) – Western Heights College District Superintendent Mannix Barnes is again within the sizzling seat. This time, the Oklahoma State Board of Training issued an emergency order to droop Barnes’ training certificates.
Barnes was a Western Heights Board of Training member who was chosen to interchange longtime superintendent Joe Kitchens.
Since transferring into the workplace, Barnes and the district turned KFOR headlines.
“We now have an extended listing of issues that we discover troubling in that district,” Jennifer Monies, Oklahoma State Board of Training board member, instructed KFOR in April.
The lengthy listing of issues contains mishandling of funds, failure to offer in-person educational companies to college students, failure to offer meals for college kids and vital loss in enrollment and lecturers.
The President of the Western Heights Training Affiliation, Sharon Teague, instructed KFOR the next in a press release Wednesday:
“In my view, no, He’s not fulfilling his obligation to the district. I can not predict; nevertheless, they (the board) have supported this superintendent for the final two years. I’d hope they’d take swift motion on the claims by the SDE.”
SHARON TEAGUE, WESTERN HEIGHTS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
For months, mother and father and employees members spoke out concerning the superintendent’s actions and their kid’s training.
“I am simply right here to ensure we save our colleges for our youngsters,” mentioned Keyohnna Tillis-Owens.
“Our superintendent would not appear to need to acknowledge that there’s any downside,” mentioned Amy Boone.
The attorneys for Western Heights and college board members did not return our calls both. The Oklahoma State Division of Training will take this up Thursday morning.
