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MLHS assistant principal reinstated by school district

by CONNOR VANDERWEYST
Staff Writer | July 26, 2016 1:58 PM

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School Assistant Principal James Yonko was reinstated by the Moses Lake School District on Tuesday, nearly a month after the Grant County Sheriff’s Office did not recommend charges against the administrator for allegedly inappropriately touching a foreign exchange student.

In a statement, Moses Lake School District Superintendent Michelle Price said the investigation related to the allegations made by a student against Yonko was concluded.

"The allegations were unsubstantiated and Mr. Yonko has been fully reinstated," Price said in a press release. "Mr. Yonko is a valued team member and will resume all of his responsibilities at Moses Lake High School."

For the full story, pick up Wednesday's Columbia Basin Herald. 

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