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"BY LINDSAY CRAVEN AND ANTHONY GONZALEZ, YADKIN RIPPLEA Bridges Charter School contracted employee is being investigated by the State Bureau of Investigations regarding alleged activity at his former job with YVEDDI, say state officials.Noelle Talley, public information officer with the North Carolina Department of Justice confirmed that Yadkin County District Attorney Tom Horner turned the investigation of Danny Haire over to the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) in late 2012.Talley confirmed the investigation is regarding allegations of embezzlement. The investigation is still open as of May 8.The Haire disclosure erupted after a Monday night Surry County Board of Commissioners meeting when Commissioner Paul Johnson provided members with an update on committees he sits on.Commissioner Johnson charged that YVEDDI, a non-profit corporation operating a variety of senior citizen, preschool and transportation programs, had been mismanaged and that the county should begin options to withdraw from YVEDDI.YVEDDI responded to Johnson\u2019s remarks disclosing that an investigation had been turned over to authorities pertaining to its former director, Danny Haire.Merry A. Lowe, the new administrative director and principal for Bridges Charter spoke highly of Haire, its new associate director and assistant principal.\u201CWe\u2019re proud of the changes we\u2019ve made here at Bridges,\u201D said Lowe. \u201CDanny is by far one of the best clinical psychologists seen at this school.\u201CJudgement should be reserved until more facts come out,\u201D said Lowe.Lowe indicated that Haire informed her that he was not aware of any SBI investigation prior to his employment.\u201CHe said he became first aware of the investigation days ago,\u201D she said.Lowe also indicated that if there is information to suggest that Haire was informed or knowledgeable of a pending SBI or investigation prior to being hired at Bridges that such information is a game changer.\u201CWe would be interested in that information,\u201D she said.Haire is under contract by Bridges Charter School and works three days per week. His contract expires July 1.Recently, staff changes were announced at Bridges Charter School following the school\u2019s charter revocation last summer. The school appealed and filed for a court hearing when the revocation was announced, and eventually was able to negotiate with the N.C. State Board of Education on terms that the school would make expected growth in the next three years and have staff trained in Individualized Education Programs (IEP).Haire was not reached by deadline."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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