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PROSSER -- Kevin Lusk, the principal of Prosser High School, has been suspended for seven days without pay for his role in his wife's probation violation.
Prosser School District Superintendent Ray Tolcacher suspended Lusk until Thursday of next week for not doing enough to make sure Linda Lusk abided by the terms of her probation last fall. Linda Lusk was arrested in November for attending her daughter's high school swim meet in Ellensburg in violation of her probation for a child-molestation sentence.
Kevin Lusk, who also attended the swim meet, should have been more careful in making sure his wife filled out proper paperwork before attending the event, as required by her probation, Tolcacher said.
"He was there ... He should have checked to make sure she had it," Tolcacher said.
Kevin Lusk will return to work under a "last chance agreement" that mandates he will not attend school events where and when his wife violates her probation or "he could be dismissed," Tolcacher said.
Kevin Lusk had been on paid leave since Jan. 19 pending a school district investigation. He earns $98,634 annually and has been with the district 25 years, the last 10 as principal.
In July, Linda Lusk, a former Prosser mayor, was sentenced to three months in jail for inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy in April 2010. She served those three months on work-release, spending nights in jail and operating her Prosser handbag business during the day.
As part of her probation, Linda Lusk, a registered sex offender, is prohibited from entering a school, attending school events or having contact with children younger than 16 without a chaperone. She is also prohibited from traveling outside Benton, Franklin or Yakima counties without permission.
The Lusks did not return phone calls Thursday afternoon.
Since the 2010 incident, the school district has altered its policy on notification of suspected abuse. Teachers, staff or coaches must how report evidence of abuse immediately to both supervisors and police, Tolcacher said. Previously, the policy required them to tell a supervisor within 48 hours, which is what state law requires.
* Ross Courtney can be reached at 509-930-8798 or rcourtney@yakimaherald.com.
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