KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A leader with a local Catholic high school has been placed on leave, the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said in a statement Friday.

Archbishop Shawn McKnight announced that the executive committee of Bishop Miege High School’s Board of Trustees decided to place Phil Baniewicz, the school's president, on administrative leave amid reports "concerning his ability to oversee a safe environment." The archbishop said he supported the committee's decision "for the well-being of the school."

The leave of absence went into effect Thursday.

Meanwhile, the committee has appointed Joe Schramp as interim president of the school, which is located in Roeland Park.

In February of 2024, the advocacy group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, called on the archdiocese

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