Missouri superintendent suspended for praying at graduation
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June 7, 2017
WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — An outgoing superintendent at a southwest Missouri school has been suspended with pay since shortly after he said a prayer at the high school's graduation.
The Willard School Board voted in May to suspend Superintendent Kent Medlin. The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/2sQbrxf ) the move is largely symbolic because Medlin planned to retire and was scheduled to work only until June 30.
The board said in a statement that Medlin's prayer at the May graduation violated school policy.
A group of Willard seniors demanded an apology after Medlin credited his "savi...
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