NC-SD13: NC Senate candidate (R) suspended with pay from Wake school job. Here's what we know.

A Wake County candidate for the state legislature has been suspended with pay from his job at a public middle school after a fight between students touched off a series of incidents at the school, according to the candidate’s lawyer.

Scott Lassiter, an assistant principal at Connections Academy, was suspended with pay on Sept. 5, according to records shared by Wake schools spokeswoman Lisa Luten. Luten said she was unable to share why he was suspended due to state personnel laws and student privacy laws.

Lassiter, a Republican vice-chair of the Wake soil and water conservation district and former Apex town council member, is running to represent Senate District 13 against incumbent Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein.

Last year, Lassiter sued House Speaker Tim Moore, alleging that Moore had a relationship with his then-wife, a state employee. Moore admitted to that relationship but denied exchanging his political influence for sex. Attorneys for both sides said the lawsuit was resolved but did not provide details.




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