At a Richmond County Board of Education meeting, Tuesday night, plans were approved to rezone some Richmond County high school and middle school students.

In an e-mail sent to WJBF News Channel 6, Louis Svehla, the Public Information Officer for the Richmond County Board of Education, says several Spirit Creek Middle School employees received letters of advisement and reprimand.

The Richmond County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Dana Bedden, held a press conference Monday, announcing punishment for four people involved in some way with a sex scandal. At least seven staffers have now been linked to the controversy. WJBF News Channel Six’s Paige Tucker reports.

Deputy Ronnie Collins was fired from the Augusta Richmond County Sheriff’s Office for not being “truthful” during the interview process. That’s according to Sheriff Ronnie Strength. Deputy Collins was hired from the Richmond County Board of Education Police in April. Collins was working as an officer at Spirit Creek Middle School when an email to the Board of Education alleged that he and others had inappropriate relations on school grounds. Those allegations remain under investigation.