Eastern Idaho district stands behind superintendent hire, despite theft pleas

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Tyler Telford, hired in April as superintendent of East Idaho’s West Side School District, pleaded guilty last year to two misdemeanor theft charges.

School board chairman Bracken Henderson declined to comment. But Telford on Tuesday sent Idaho EdNews a statement from the board, reaffirming its decision.

“The school board has fully investigated and vetted Mr. Telford in regards to this scenario,” the statement read. “Furthermore, he was upfront about it from the very beginning of the hiring process…”

Read more on Idaho Education News.

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