Seawood Out As BHAS Superintendent

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Dr. Leonard Seawood is out as the superintendent of Benton Harbor Area Schools. At a special meeting Friday evening, the board of education went into closed session with attorneys representing the district and Seawood, emerging after about an hour and 25 minutes, and then a statement was read by Board President Sharon James.

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James went on to read this statement:

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The move resulted in the board canceling Saturday’s 8 a.m. public hearing on Seawood’s employment, which had been scheduled before the board called the Friday meeting on Thursday. Details of the district’s settlement with Seawood have not been released, and district officials would offer no additional comment. He was placed on paid leave in May as the board began an investigation into his performance. A report on that investigation has been forwarded to Michigan State Police, and investigators say it may take the rest of the year to go through it. Seawood has not been charged with anything.