ME principal fired, accused of propositioning student

Waterville police say they are in possession of 147 pages of letters of communication between current Waterville principal Don Reiter and an at the time 17-year-old student at the Mascenic Regional High School. He was approached by a former student of Mascenic Regional High School in New Ispwich, New Hampshire. After two years, he became chairman of the social studies/foreign language department there. The student’s mother later called police to confirm the relationship.

Police said the letters referred to his love for the girl, their “taboo” relationship, a kiss that they shared, and other very personal comments.

Police said the principal allegedly engaged in similar behavior while working at another high school. On Friday, Bonney also spoke with staff at Mascenic.

On Sunday, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey is informed of an email by the newspaper asking if the chief is aware of the new allegations.

Reiter’s attorney says he needs to know more about the latest allegations.

The detective then speaks with the student who claims she had an inappropriate relationship with Reiter.

A school board dismissed a principal accused of propositioning a student.

Reached Monday, Mascenic School District Superintendent Ruthann Goguen read a prepared statement.

“I don’t think that the board based their decision on actual evidence, because as far as everything I’ve heard and as far as what my daughter heard, there is no actual evidence and it’s all he-said, she said”, Shannon Courtois, whose daughter goes to Waterville Senior High School, said.

The former student said she had a sexual relationship with Reiter during her “senior year or just after graduation”, police said.

Reiter was put on paid administrative leave in early September after the alleged incident August 27.

The Waterville school board is meeting Monday night to discuss the superintendent’s recommendation of Reiter’s dismissal. The school board held a public hearing to determine whether he should be fired.