Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education announced Tuesday morning that they are ending the contract for schools superintendent David Dude. The school board said in a released statement that Dude and the board members mutually agreed ‘to amicably part ways.’ His separation comes a week after the board voted to place Dude on paid administrative leave during an investigation into his business conduct. ‘The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education and Dr. David Dude feel it is in the best interest of the school community and our stakeholders that we start anew as we begin our recovery from this terrible pandemic,’ according to the board in a statement. Dude is facing allegations from a lawsuit filed in January by David Adams, a former HR chief who alleges that in 2017, former CFO Susan Hurst told Adams the school board provided ‘an improper salary increase’ by reimbursing Dude’s expenses without receipts. The lawsuit alleged Dude used vacation days that were not tracked in the district’s reporting system.”
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