This story was updated on Friday, Oct. 10 at 11:36 a.m.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton has been indicted on charges related to his time as superintendent of Evanston-Skokie School District 65 in Illinois.
The indictment alleges that Horton was involved in a kickback scheme.
Following news of the indictment, the DeKalb School Board called an emergency meeting on Oct. 9 and placed Horton on paid administrative leave, appointing Chief of Student Services Norman Sauce as acting superintendent.
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