MICHAEL NELLUMSI guess you Gwen Williams and more, but could add Michael Nellums, so far has not shared those the retired Mills High thoughts publicly. He remains principal and Little Rock on the Little Rock School School Board member to the Board. ranks of the state's "double Today's belated news: Nellums dippers." But that's not the is back at work. He's being reason I pass this along. paid $41,800 to teach Background: Nellums took business education at the retirement in June after 26 state Division of Youth years in the teaching Services' Arkansas Juvenile profession just a few steps Assessment and Treatment ahead of completion of a Center near Alexander, which Pulaski County School houses youthful offenders, District investigation into including some of the most his involvement in a plot to violent. He was hired by the discredit a County School private company running the Board member. The plot, facility, G4S. I asked state involving a videotape of a Human Services spokesman bogus bribery sting, was a about Nellums' hire and Keystone Kops affair that knowledge of his past. Amy produced a scathing report by Webb's response: Pulaski Prosecutor Larry Mr. Nellums is in a limited Jegley, but no criminal role as the Business charges. Nellums and others Education teacher at the were sued by the then-School center's school. He is not in Board member, Gwen Williams, a management or supervisory for defamation. He has denied role. G4S is accountable for allegations in the suit. ensuring that he thrives as a By retiring, Nellums classroom teacher. If he prevented disclosure of doesn't, we expect G4S to anything the district take appropriate action. So investigation might have far, the principal at the turned up about his school has described him as activities in the alleged very professional and an plot or anything else enthusiastic and motivated untoward in the school teacher. district. His personnel file Mr. Nellums, who has 26 years only could have been experience in education, was disclosed had he been fired hired Aug. 29. Before he was or suspended. Nellums has hired, he passed a criminal objected previously to my background check as well as characterizations of the checks of the adult and child matter and has said he has maltreatment registry. other views on the sting,
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