PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The St. Helens School District has been plagued with scandal since staff members were first removed from its high school on sex abuse allegations in November 2024.

Choir teacher Eric Stearns faces 18 charges of sexual abuse. He was put on leave after his first arrest in November, but had not been officially fired.

Steven T. Webb took on the superintendent role after the St. Helens School District was rocked by a sexual abuse scandal involving several educators and administrators. The acting superintendent ...