WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) - A superintendent of a central
South Dakota school district has been allowed to return to work
following two drunken driving arrests.
Lance Witte posted a statement on the Wessington Springs district website
Wednesday saying he has been reinstated as superintendent and
secondary principal.
The Wessington Springs School Board had placed Witte on
administrative leave last month following an arrest for driving
under the influence in Hanson County in August.
The arrest came three days after he pleaded guilty to driving
with a license that was revoked following a DUI conviction in
December.
In the statement, Witte thanked the Board and said he spoke with
students last week about his absence from a legal perspective and
related to the disease of alcoholism.
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