BUNKER HILL, W.Va. - An administrator and a former secretary at the new Musselman High School are being investigated by West Virginia State Police for possible misuse of school money, according to police and the Berkeley County school superintendent.
The secretary, who school officials confirmed was Sandra McDonald, resigned July 20 after admitting to the superintendent that she misused school funds, according to a press release issued by Berkeley County schools' public relations office.
Musselman Principal John J. Cole has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, Superintendent Manny P. Arvon said in a telephone interview Wednesday night.
The school district's press release said the investigation involved an administrator, who Arvon refused to name.
Cole did not return several phone messages left at his home.
McDonald declined to comment when reached at her home.
The new school will open for its first students on Aug. 26 with an acting principal.