FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts school superintendent accused of barging into a home to see if a student enrolled in his district actually lived there has been acquitted of misdemeanor trespassing and breaking and entering charges, but his job status remains up in the air.
A Falmouth District Court judge on Wednesday ordered a directed verdict of not guilty against Brian Hyde, superintendent of Mashpee schools.
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His lawyers told the Cape Cod Times that the trial has been a "terrible ordeal for a great family man."
Prosecutors say Hyde entered the home in September without permission, and rummaged through a 17-year-old girl's belongings during a residency check.
He was suspended from his job in November. The school committee is scheduled to meet next week, at which time it could discuss Hyde's employment status.
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