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<p>YATESVILLE &#8212; The Pittston Area School Board approved the hiring of special counsel in an employee termination case at its monthly meeting Tuesday.</p><p>The board hired Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. as special counsel to determine whether the district should initiate termination proceedings of an employee within the school district. Olszewski Jr. is a former Luzerne County judge. He will be paid $175 per hour and work with the school board to devise a solution to a case involving an employee.</p><p>The board did not identify the employee in question. A school official <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/521709/official-pittston-area-high-school-teacher-suspended-for-alleged-inappropriate-relationship-with-student" target="_blank">told the Times Leader</a> the district has suspended high school teacher Colleen McGarry without pay for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a female student under the age of 18. The school district, along with the Luzerne County District Attorney&#8217;s Office, is currently investigating the incident.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Nick Wagner</p><p>nwagner@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Nick Wagner at 570-991-6406 or on Twitter @Dispatch_Nick</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Pittston Area hires special counsel for possible employee termination proceedings