Teacher Won't Be In Classrooms Monday
Last updated Friday, August 15, 2008 8:15 PM CDT in News
By The Morning News
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ROGERS - Matthew Reese, 26, of Springdale won't be teaching in a classroom when Rogers schools begin Monday, said Ashley Kelley, district communication coordinator.
Officials said Thursday that Reese would teach at Oakdale Middle School, but reversed that position Friday afternoon.
Rogers police arrested Reese on Tuesday in the Walmart parking lot at 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. Reese was trying to buy methadone, hydrocodone and oxycodone, police said.
Reese was taken to the Rogers Police Department and released on felony citation. He faces a Sept. 22 arraignment before Benton County Circuit Judge David Clinger.
Kelley refused to answer questions about Reese's employment. She would not say if Reese had been fired or resigned or whether he was suspended with or without pay.
After The Morning News requested Reese's personnel records Friday, Kelley denied the request, saying personnel records are not public record until an employment status is resolved.
Kelley also would not answer questions about whether Reese still works for the district but in a capacity other than classroom teacher.
Kelley repeatedly said the issue is a personnel matter.
"I know there's a thousand questions you want answered, but legally, that's all I can say," Kelley said.
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