Word: zielin
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...every right to the title. But school officials didn't see it that way; they denied the 17-year-old her crown and named the runner-up, pert and clean-cut Elizabeth Weld, as winner. Last week Eau Claire District superintendent Lee Hansen exposed a plot by principal Charles Zielin and three assistant principals to burn the original ballots and cover up their scam. Hansen announced disciplinary actions against the four administrators and a teacher who came forward. "In trying to protect the traditional image of Memorial High School," said Hansen, "these individuals trampled over . . . the democratic process...
Schuldt approached school authorities after a student tipped her off that she had won. Hansen's subsequent investigation ultimately determined that she had received 100 votes, against fewer than 70 cast for runner-up Weld. As a result, principal Zielin resigned. One assistant principal was placed on unpaid leave, and two others received letters of reprimand. A teacher who counted the ballots was suspended without pay for 10 days and removed as a department chair and adviser. With homecoming come and gone, Schuldt never got to wear her crown. But she has been invited to appear on eight television programs...
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