The St. Helens school board will vote on placing its superintendent on paid leave after uproar over teachers accused of sexual abuse

The St. Helens school board is standing firm an emergency meeting Friday to consider placing Superintendent Scot Stockwell on paid administrative leave afterward this week’s arrest of two St. Helens High School teachers accused of sexually assaulting multiple students over several years.

All schools in the district were closed Friday after high school students left classes Thursday morning to protest the way administrators and board members handled the allegations. Parents and other community members have accused school officials of covering up the abuse.