Yankton High School Teacher Fired By School Board After an Investigation

A Yankton teacher has been fired after an investigation by Yankton school administration.

Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Kindle, says that the school board has terminated the contract of Kaiti Ladwig, a teacher at the Yankton High School, after an investigation determined that Ladwig violated the district’s Professional Boundaries Policy and her actions constituted unprofessional conduct and gross immorality pursuant to SDCL 13-43.6.1.

SDCL 13-43.6.1. states that a teacher may be terminated, by the school board, at any time for just cause.

Kindle stated that he placed Ladwig on administrative leave before the start of the school year while the investigation was ongoing.

Ladwig’s contract was terminated by the Yankton School Board at a meeting Monday night, after recommendation from Dr. Kindle.