Twiehaus v. Watkins

CRIST, Judge.

Appellant Twiehaus (Superintendent) appeals from the circuit court’s upholding of a decision of the Personnel Advisory Board rejecting Superintendent’s dismissal of respondent Watkins (employee).

Employee worked in a direct care position at a center for the mentally retarded. She was fired for her failure to report information she had heard concerning physical abuse of a resident. The Personnel Advisory Board of the State of Missouri found another employee “purporting to know about an incident of client abuse told the appellant [employee] about her suspicions while they were in…