Suspended Farrell principal faces board hearing

FARRELL, Pa. — The suspended Farrell High School principal, who’s fighting for his job, will give his side of the story in a hearing that will likely continue in mid-April, his lawyer said.

Lee McFerren, who has 45 allegations against him, went through two days of a dismissal hearing last week. McFerren has been suspended without pay since early February.

McFerren was presented with a notice of charges against him March 1, which began the series of events that could lead to his dismissal, said his attorney, Barbara Seman Ochs.

Ochs said the charges allege he’s short-tempered and did not perform a variety of administrative duties.

“Mr. McFerren disputes all that,” she said.

During last week’s hearing, which began Monday night and continued into Tuesday, attorneys for the school district presented testimony.

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