Lincoln College of Missouri President John Moseleyis now on paid go away following the suicide of VP of Scholar Affairs, Dr. Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey.
The permission comes after an outpouring of scholars, school and social media cries for him to be fired. The sources mentioned HBCU Buzz that Dr. Candia-Bailey took his personal life on January 8, 2024, after being bullied and harassed. Nonetheless, it isn’t clear what sort of abuse allegedly befell. The insider advised the outlet that Dr. Candia-Bailey was left “unsupported, ignored and abused” after quite a few makes an attempt to talk out concerning the bullying and harassment she skilled beneath President Moseley.
The college's Board of Trustees confirmed that President Moseley went on voluntary go away in gentle of a third-party evaluate of the allegations in opposition to him. The inquest is anticipated to final a number of weeks. In the meantime, Dr. Stevie Lawrence IIprovost of the college and vice chairman of educational affairs, will take over the duties of the president of the college.
KRC 13 obtained a number of emails that Dr. Candia-Bailey despatched to Moseley and the Board of Trustees, requesting the Household and Medical Go away Act (FMLA) and the People with Disabilities Act (ADA). This was apparently due to his battle with melancholy and anxiousness. Nonetheless, it appears her psychological well being struggles are why she's relationship Moseley. When she complained about his remedy of her, which included a poor analysis, the top of the Board advised Dr. Candia-Bailey that the group “will not be engaged within the administration of personnel points for the College of Lincoln and took no additional motion in relation to this drawback.”
Candia-Bailey despatched a closing electronic mail to Moseley on the day of her loss of life, ordering her to avoid her and her household, writing: “Rose Ann can discuss to my household from the administration. You aren’t to have any contact . You will have brought about sufficient harm and psychological harm.”