FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The former superintendent of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will seek arbitration for the two years remaining in his contract after being fired.
An attorney representing Pete Lewis has sent the school board a letter informing them of the request, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported (https://bit.ly/SaoTJH ) Monday.
The school board last week fired Lewis, citing incompetence and negligence in investigating and retaining employees, including a high school tutor who has been charged with sexual abuse of a child attending the school.
The district continues to investigate and said other employees might face sanctions. Late last week, board members directed acting Superintendent Karen Gaborik to put three more employees on paid leave, including an administrator at the district’s main downtown Fairbanks office and other staff members who work there.
Lewis had a week from the May 12 firing to appeal.
His contract was renewed last spring and he has two years remaining on the contract.
It wasn’t immediately known how the arbitration would proceed. Board president Heidi Haas told the News-Miner on Sunday that she hadn’t yet spoken to borough attorneys about the letter.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, https://www.newsminer.com
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