MOUNT VERNON, IOWA (AP) --
An elementary school principal in Mount Vernon has resigned amid a controversy over his birthday spankings.
Washington Elementary principal Terry Eisenbarth submitted his resignation Friday night as the school board was considering his fate with the district. Parents complained after learning Eisenbarth would call students to his office on their birthday for spankings.
Eisenbarth admitted to the spankings in a May newsletter to parents and provided a photo of the padded stick he used to give
the spankings.
Mount Vernon police investigated but found no wrongdoing. The Linn County sheriff's office is still looking into the spankings.
Eisenbarth will get $13,500 and benefits through August.
Information from: KGAN-TV, http://www.kgan.com
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