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Overview
On Thursday, Septmeber 14 Charles Larke and the Richmond County School Board ended nearly five months of contract negotiations when they reached a deal and an amended contract for the superintendent.
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Contract negotiations
Larke says he'll retire in October
Web-posted 09/15/06
Superintendent Charles Larke is out as of Oct. 31, but his monthly paycheck will make it seem like he never left.
Larke calls loans emergencies
Web-posted 09/08/06
Richmond County schools Superintendent Charles Larke said he used discretion and only honored requests for pay advances in emergencies, but that included a down payment on a house, a family reunion and a retirement party.
Larke critics rethink charge
Web-posted 09/05/06
Two Richmond County school board members are asking that the allegation levied against Superintendent Charles Larke that he loaned out taxpayer money be removed from a list of charges.
Legal doubts shroud loans
Web-posted 09/02/06
Richmond County schools Superintendent Charles Larke said it was accepted practice and commonplace to issue pay advances to employees, but legal and accounting experts question the practice.
Previous Stories
• Larke denies improper loans
• Larke loans investigated
• Votes sought to oust Larke
• Board moves to fire Larke
Vacation Payout Controversy
Details about Richmond County School Superintendent Charles Larke's controversial $94,000 vacation payout.
Board approves vacation rules
 Web-posted 4/16/2004
School board members tried to calm the storm surrounding Superintendent Charles Larke's $94,000 vacation payout Thursday, rewriting policies and forcing the district's top educator to take time off.
Hearing addresses act
 Web-posted 4/15/2004
It wasn't televised on C-Span, the witnesses weren't sworn in in dramatic fashion, and the meeting hall wasn't under a giant dome. But Thursday's Congressional field hearing still managed to bring a little bit of Washington to the Garden City.
School board rewrites vacation payout rules
Web-posted 4/1/2004
New vacation policies sparked by the controversial $94,000 payout to Superintendent Charles Larke were approved in a divisive 7-3 vote Thursday by the Richmond County Board of Education.
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