PROCTOR

The police department plans to send its reports on what authorities have referred to as "student misconduct" early this week.

Derek Parendo is currently on a paid “personal leave of absence,” Superintendent John Engelking said, until the end of the 2021-22 school year when his resignation will take effect. Football activities for Proctor players in grades 9-12 were canceled in September after it was revealed the Proctor Police Department was investigating the team for alleged misconduct by players.

Derek Parendo is currently on a paid “personal leave of absence,” Superintendent John Engelking said, until the end of the 2021-22 school year when his resignation will take effect. Football activities for Proctor players in grades 9-12 were canceled in September after it was revealed the Proctor Police Department was investigating the team for alleged misconduct by players.

Despite allegations of misconduct regarding the Proctor football team, the students have embraced the school’s other teams during the past few weeks and are looking forward to Friday’s girls soccer game against Hermantown.

When allegations of student misconduct involving the school's football team surfaced last week, the typically chatty town of 3,000 locked down, many residents afraid to speak publicly about their fears and worries. School employees and students were told to stay silent, the school board banished public comment about the situation at a meeting this week and district officials and local police remain mum about even the most basic investigative details, all amid the cancellation of the entire football season.

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