The school board asked the court to step in and vacate that suspension to protect the district.
In court documents, assistant superintendent Kim Race said she is not qualified to fill Barnes’ shoes.
Race filed an affidavit claiming she did not have the knowledge to serve as superintendent in Barnes’ place, which puts the district at risk.
Probationary proceedings will continue on Monday, when the state Board of Education meets for their monthly meeting.
News 9 has been unable to confirm if the district made any of the changes the board of education wanted to see during their 90-day probation, which wrapped up Thursday.
By: Augusta McDonnell
OKLAHOMA CITY -
The Western Heights School District is running out of time to make changes, or the state Board of Education could take further action.
The district was put on a 90-day probation back in April.
The state Board of Education sent a notice to Western Heights in June, warning of coming changes if the school failed to make improvements.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said that it is unclear at this time if the district made the changes that the state asked to see.
“We haven’t seen the steps followed that were outlined by the state department of education and by the state Board of Education, but there is still time,” said Hofmeister.
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