Wrangell school board upholds termination of art teacher

WRANGELL — In an 8 ½ hour meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Wrangell School Board upheld the firing of first year art teacher Shanna Mall.

Starting at 4 p.m., the school board held a public hearing on the potential termination of a high school art teacher well past midnight.

Shanna Mall, was hired by the Wrangell school district this school year. However, she was put on paid administrative leave and received a termination notice last November, before the end of her first semester teaching.

According to Allen Clendaniel, a lawyer representing the school district, Mall was put on leave for numerous r...