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City of Tomahawk Public Hearing

Friday, March 2, 2012

IN A NEWS RELEASE YESTERDAY FROM THE ANTIGO SCHOOL DISTRICT IT WAS STATED THAT JEFF NEUFELD THE DIRECTOR OF THE ANTIGO HIGH SCHOOL AQUATIC CENTER HAS BEEN SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR 35 DAYS.

NEUFELD WAS LINKED TO A DRUG INVESTIGATION THAT IS CONTINUING IN LANGLADE COUNTY.

THE RELEASE WENT ON TO SAY THAT NEUFELD WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COACH SOFTBALL THIS SPRING, WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTS AND UNDERGO COUNCELING.

AN INVESTIGATION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUND THAT NEUFELD HAS NOT USED ILLEGAL DRUGS SINCE 2008. HOWEVER HE DID TELL INVESTIGATORS THAT HE BOUGHT MARIJUNA IN THE PAST FROM SCOT PETERSON A RETIRED DISTRICT EMPLOYEE.

NEUFELD HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE BOTH CONTINUING THERE INVESTIGATION AS IT RELATES TO THREE OTHER ANTIGO SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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