Carla Gipson was honored for 15 years of service to the Stuttgart School Board at last night’s meeting. (L-R) Chairman Napoleon Davis, board member Todd Barnes, and Gipson. (Photo by Eric Mahfouz)
Stuttgart teachers received a bonus and a raise at the final meeting Tuesday of the Stuttgart School Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 school year.
Stuttgart School District Superintendent Dr. Rick Gales recommended a one-time bonus of $1,000 for full-time faculty and staff and a $500 bonus for part-time and support staff. He said the approximate cost to the district would be $291,550 and the bonuses would be distributed with the regular May payroll.
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She had been raped.
Her son was just one month shy of his third birthday.
Credit: Edwards family
“People pass away and they get killed, and it s not flippant,” Julie Edwards said. “It s a stain on your life forever.”
This month, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced a newly-formed statewide Cold Case Unit had worked with Franklin County prosecutors to finally secure charges against Avery.
“This was the same man suspected of this 34 years ago, but there was no way to prove this man did this,” said Julie Edwards, refusing to say Avery’s name. “Our family’s biggest concern was that this man would do this to someone else as well.”