The chief financial officer for the School City of East Chicago was placed on paid administrative leave after allowing the distribution of sanitizing wipes donated to the schools outside of the school system.
Superintendent Javier Abrego confirmed Monday he placed the school city’s chief financial officer Lela Simmons on paid administrative leave pending an investigation concerning district property. Abrego notified members of the board of the action via a letter Friday. A copy of the letter was reviewed by the Post-Tribune.
Gomez and Hernandez Orange are both running for one of three at-large seats on the East Chicago City Council. There are eight candidates running for the seat. She declined to comment Monday and said as a school board member she was instructed to refer questions to the attorney, board president or superintendent, and out of respect for the positions would be doing so.
“We are basically just following the superintendent’s lead at this point. That’s the important part,” Rodriguez said.Abrego would not go into specifics of the investigation or how long it might take.“I am also requesting the approval of the school board to have an outside attorney investigate this matter on behalf of the School City of East Chicago. I do not want to use the School City attorney because I feel there may be a conflict of interest,” Abrego wrote.
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