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Show School District Has History of Turnovers Administrative turnovers have become, be-come, during the past few years, a common occurance in the Park City School District. In 1977, popular Marsac elementary school principal John Elwell was told his contract would not be renewed after five years at this post. The announcement sent shock waves through the community. A plethora of letters to the editor poured in, legal defense funds were established and school board meetings were packed for the next few months by Elwell supporters. The issue drew considerable consider-able attention from the Salt Lake media as well. After the board finally voted 4 to 1 not to reinstate the principal, Elwell filed suit claiming he had been denied due process under the law. The legal fight went on for five years through various courts and appeals. The school district finally woe the last battle at great expense to the taxpayers. In March 1981, Elwell's successor Otis Falls, resigned his post and asked for an immediate leave of absence, following a turbulent meeting with disgruntled faculty members and the school boaid. Falls spent one year at Marsac, another as principal of both the elementary and Carl Winters Middle School and finally as middle school principal only. In January of this year, Rob Freeman who had spent two years as the administrator of Parley's Park Elementary School, resigned his post and departed for another position along the Wasatch Front. Freeman had been reprimanded earlier by Superintendent Dr. Richard Good-worth Good-worth and was reportedly on probation. proba-tion. Finally this week, Brian Schiller was told his contract would not be renewed following two successful years as Falls' successor at the Middle School. |