By Katrina Vander Kooi, summer intern
Rick and Lori Scholten arrived at the Hills-Beaver Creek School Board meeting Tuesday night hoping to discuss the alleged assault by Superintendent Tom Knoll.
He is accused of assaulting a their son, 19-year-old Derek Ehde, on Thursday, April 26.
In a letter sent to all of the Hills Beaver Creek School Board Members, Lori Scholten asked for Knoll's suspension.
"This serious indiscretion on the part of Mr. Knoll warrants serious review and action on your part," she wrote.
"Although we are pursuing criminal charges against Mr. Knoll, we believe that our school board also needs to take appropriate action. Mr. Knoll's actions merit immediate suspension by the board.
"We are sure that you appreciate your duty to provide a safe learning environment for our children and one where they do not have to be fearful of physical assault."
Rick Scholten said he'd requested at a previous meeting to be placed on Tuesday's agenda, but it was not, and the school board declined to comment on the issue. "The school board is not doing their job," said Rick said.
The couple left before the meeting began.
He called the Crescent office Wednesday to say that he wonders who's working for whom.
"He's an employee of the school district," he said. "If this would have been a school bus driver, or a teacher or a student, they would have been out of there. Who's supposed to be responsible for whom?"