Roush sick leave, RIVEROAK arrest subject of Auditor General’s Audit

Jason Futch  reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com Former Suwannee County Superintendent of Schools Ted Roush is facing an investigation into paid sick leave by the Florida Auditor General’s Office. The investigation is one of 13 findings that the Auditor General has identified in a report recently released.  According to the report, on July 16, 2024, the Suwannee County School Board approved a $38,231 terminal sick leave payment to Roush. The payment was calculated based on 831 hours of sick leave he accumulated as a district administrator from the 2007-08 fiscal year through the 2016-17 fiscal year and his $46 hourly rate as a district administrator immediately before he became su