RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Public Schools dismissed its former facilities director after internal investigations found he misappropriated funds and coerced subordinates to conceal wrongdoing, records showed.
Those findings are contained in documents CBS 6 obtained after filing a lawsuit against the Richmond School Board, alleging the district violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by providing a heavily redacted copy of the investigation reports in response to an initial records request.
RPS provided the unredacted documents on July 6 after agreeing to settle the lawsuit…