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The Nixa School District is now looking for a principal for Espy Elementary after the resignation of Dr. Jerrod Wheeler.
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Wheeler was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated on August 30, 2008, after a Highway Patrol trooper pulled him over for allegedly recklessly driving his Chevy Tahoe on southbound 65 near the James River Expressway. Wheeler was also charged with failing to drive within a single lane on a roadway that has three or more lanes.
The Springfield News Leader received an e-mail from Wheeler that reads, "I am very disappointed that I placed myself in this situation. This incident has weighed VERY heavily on me both personally and as a public figure within the Nixa community."
Wheeler appeared in court on May 26th, and three days later tendered his resignation which the board unanimously approved it.
Now the search for a replacement for Wheeler is underway. So far the district has received over thirty applications for the position.
Dr. Wheeler is due back in court on June 30th.
UPDATE 11-19-10:
Dr. Wheeler pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was placed on two years supervised probation and fined $400.
Wheeler has started a SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) chapter at the school where he is presently employed.
https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/searchCases.do
0931-CR02278 - ST V JERROD HUGH WHEELER
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