AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — As another school year begins in Aiken County, a cloud of unanswered questions still hangs over the district’s handling of its now-former human resources chief.
Aiken County Public Schools has released more than 1,200 pages of records connected to Dr. Sal Minolfo, the district’s former Chief Officer of Human Resources and Administration.
12 On Your Side first uncovered that Minolfo was on paid administrative leave earlier this year. Since then, we have been pushing for public records and answers about why he was placed on leave, what the district knew, what taxpayers paid and why Minolfo was promoted to lead Human Resources despite prior documented concerns.
The district initially refused to release some public records. Those records were turned over only after WRDW/WAGT got station attorneys involved…