In new paperwork filed Wednesday, Runcie pleaded not guilty to the charge and requested a trial by jury. He also filed a motion to dismiss the case, calling it "vague, indefinite and uncertain as to embarrass and hinder the defendant in the preparation of defendant's defense and in the event of conviction or acquittal, would subject the defendant to multiple trials on the same circumstances."
Runcie, 59, led the nation’s sixth largest school district for nearly 10 years and had been lauded for closing the achievement gap between white and minority students. He had also been named superintendent of the year multiple times by both state and national organizations.