ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The chief financial officer at the center of St. Joseph School stipend controversy has filed suit against the school district.
Beau Musser has been on administrative leave since March. School district officials reportedly have asserted Musser was placed on leave because of sexual harassment allegations.
Sources, however, have said the real reason was in retaliation for reporting alleged illegal activity by administrators to members of the Board of Education.
The lawsuit was filed over the noon hour Tuesday in Buchanan County (Mo.) Circuit Court. Specific details from the lawsuit will not be available until officials in the Circuit Clerk’s office can enter the lawsuit into their system and notify the defendants, which could take several days.