SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WKOW) — Some staff members have been placed on leave at Sun Prairie West High School just before the start of a new school year.

The decision to place some staff on leave follows the Sun Prairie Area School District Board of Education's hiring of an independent investigator to conduct an employment investigation. This was done in light of the July arrest of Sun Prairie West's former dean of students on child pornography charges.

A federal grand jury indicted Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier , 30, of Madison, on Wednesday on charges of producing, attempting to produce, and possessing child pornography.

Since Gilkey's arrest, the community has demanded more answers and accountability from the district.

The district said in a letter to the community that it is focused on

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