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Ohio schools face $71 million in cuts under the proposed budget. Perrysburg Superintendent Tom Hosler is urging lawmakers to reconsider before the June 30 deadline.

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Ohio school districts could lose millions in state funding under Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed two-year budget.

The Ohio Legislative Service Commission projects that traditional public schools may see a collective $71 million reduction if the budget for the next two fiscal years is approved, while vocational schools and voucher programs could see increases.

Perrysburg schools Superintendent Tom Hosler is among those concerned about the potential impact on districts already facing financial challenges.

“Probably between $1-2 million of reductions over the next two years, which is critical for us given where we are financially,” Hosler said.

The school district has recently struggled to pass three levies, including the most recent one in November, which would have generated more than $13 million across eight years.

In response to budget constraints, the district recently approved a redistricting plan that will reassign 30% of its elementary students to different schools to save money, along with making more than $6 million in cuts.

Hosler is concerned about how the district will manage reduced funding.

“Where do we go to make up that difference in a growing community where we need to hire more teachers, purchase more buses? That has been really difficult for us,” he said.

State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) defended the proposed cuts, saying they align with the Fair School Funding Plan, which determines funding based on student enrollment and property values. It's a plan he claims school districts agreed to.

“Now that we have done that, some school districts who are struggling to pass levies are saying we don’t want you to do that. It’s fair game,” Williams said.

Hosler argues that the funding model is not fully implemented, leaving schools without the necessary resources. He hopes lawmakers will reconsider the funding formula before final approval.

“It’s imperative that the state at least comes to the table with numbers that represent what it costs to educate a child in Ohio,” he said.

The budget proposal must pass both chambers of the Ohio Legislature and be signed by DeWine before the June 30 deadline.

John Henline, a teacher at Perrysburg HS, is accused of inappropriately touching multiple students and having a sexual relationship with a student in the late 1990s.

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PERRYSBURG, Ohio — An investigation into a Perrysburg High School teacher found that the principal did not report multiple claims of inappropriate conduct.

John Henline is accused of inappropriately touching multiple students and having a sexual relationship with a student in the late 1990s. Complaints against Henline date back as recently as 2023.

Henline resigned on Dec. 16 and is on leave through mid-February when he intends to retire at that time, according to the district.

An investigation conducted by law firm Scott Scriven LLP found that the high school principal Aaron Cookson was more than likely "conflicted in his investigations of Mr. Henline ... and that he should have withdrawn himself from any involvement in those matters."

As part of the investigation, 10 current staff and administrators were interviewed, including four former Perrysburg students, the initial complainant and others. Henline was also interviewed.

According to the investigation, one student claims that when she was a student at the high school in the early 2000s, Henline inappropriately touched her during a physical education class.

Another complaint says in the early 2010s, Henline, who was the athletic trainer at the time, inappropriately touched the leg of a student who was being evaluated for a knee injury while on the Perrysburg High School dance team.

In a third complaint, Henline is accused of making an inappropriate comment to a student after she graduated in the early 2000s, "suggesting that he had flirted with her while she was a student in high school.

On May 30, 2024, a complaint was made that Henline had a sexual relationship with a student while she was a senior in high school in the late 1990s.

In all four complaints, the investigation finds that no reports were made previously.

On May 12, 2022, Henline was accused of using a lint roller on a senior female student's leg. According to the investigation, Henline kept the district's facility dog, Taft, in his home and "escorted" Taft throughout the school day. The report says the lint roller "apparently was for dog hair."

Then in March 2023, a complaint was made against Henline about his conduct towards a student in a CPR class he taught.

"The complaint alleged that while a student was practicing CPR on a dummy, Mr. Henline made a comment about how what she was doing looked sexual."

"The fact that in both recent student incidents he reached the conclusion that the allegations did not occur, despite student testimony otherwise, demonstrates his conflict and/or bias in favor of Mr. Henline. Mr. Cookson acknowledged that if there was an allegation that Mr. Henline touched a student's body he would need to report that to Human Resources, but could not then explain why he did not report the incident involving the student and the lint roller," the investigation says.

Perrysburg schools shared a statement about the investigation on its website which can be found HERE.

The full investigation into Henline can be read here: