A month after Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified’s school board made it more difficult to fire the superintendent, they voted to place him on leave.
Along with Superintendent Alex Cherniss — who has been the district’s superintendent for over a year — the board also voted unanimously during a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19 to place six other employees on leave, including Deputy Superintendent Issaic Gates, an assistant superintendent, two executive directors, a director and a principal.
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The board appointed Renne Gray, an assistant superintendent, to serve as the district’s interim superintendent. Gray has worked with the district for nearly 11 years and served as an assistant superintendent for the past year.
The announcement was made by recently appointed Board President Marilyn Anderson. She was voted in as the PYLUSD’s board president earlier this week and called for Thursday’s special meeting.
Anderson did not explain why Cherniss and the other employees were placed on leave during the meeting. She declined to comment when reached on Thursday, and a spokesperson for the district did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
At a November meeting, the board voted in a split decision to amend Cherniss’ contract by adding a supermajority clause. This means that four out of the five board members would need to agree to fire him.
Trustees Leandra Blades and Todd Frazier, who have publicly voiced support for Cherniss, voted in favor of the supermajority clause in November but were part of the unanimous vote to suspend him Thursday night.
Cherniss did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
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