Im tim seaman jenna and im Jenna Rehnstrom the Sioux City Community School District held a press Conference Today to talk about the arrest of the former North High School band director, Lucas Sursely sirslee . Tim he faces a charge of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. Even more concerning. This is not the first time the high school has delt with Something Like this. Lukas voss brings us more. Thank you tim and jenna. Indeed this is actually the third time i i just over two years that north high has had to deal with scandals sourrounding their educational staff. Earlier this year. A soccer coach s found guilty of Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. He was sentenced earlier this month then in 2013 the former band director resigned after he had admitted to selling school owned instruments to recover from gambling debt, and now. This. Nats marching band vo north highs 34year old band director arrested and chargegewith Sexual Exploitation by a schoololmployee. Textinina 15 yea
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Federal lawsuit agaiait the Sioux City Community School District. North high schools previous band director resigned after stealing thousands of dollars of school instruments. In 2013, kevin massey was sentenced to three years of probation and a fiveyear suspended sentence. He pleaded guilty to theft after prosecutors lowered the charge. Plus, he was ordered to pay most 20,000 in restitution totohe School District and three pawn shops. Investigators say he stole more than 50,000 in instruments to cover gambling debts. New details are being released following a threat made friday against sheldon high school. The threat was written on a bathroom wall of the school, but officials have not revealed what the threat said. According to the Obrien County attorney, a 14yearold boy was s ken into custody on saturday. The county attorney confirmed he was a student of the high school. The boy was taken into detention. A hearing is set to determine whether he should be held in detention or released
There are times where a resignation brings that closure with a certain level of immediacy in certain areas, said dr. Paul gausmann. Just a few months ago, sursely directed students at starfest, talking out the effort put i io the marching band d stival. Whats a lot of fun is putting in all the work in august and september and then going out and performing and doing the Biggest Group project you can ever imagine, said lucas sursely. Sursley, now faces five years in prison if convicted of a class d felonly. Sam curtiss, ktiv, news 4. Sursely is currently out on bond. Hes scheduled to appear before a judge on december 28th. This isnt the first incident involving North High School and a case of a sexual nature. Thirtyyearold erick deleon received a fiveyear suspended prison sentence and placed on probation for Sexual Exploitation by a school employee. The judge found him guilty of having sex with a student. Deleon ran a program for atrisk students at North High School. Also a School Distri