High school principal Chad Brinkman, and teachers Maureen Rentz and Karissa Hoersten were facing misdemeanor charges of child endangering. The charges stem from an alleged incident of neglect of a student that took place on May 4th, 2021. Their attorney argued that the prosecutors didn't have any evidence to proceed with the case and that the people who were going to be called to testify were not experts. The judge ruled to dismiss the case against the school employees.

High school principal Chad Brinkman and staff members Maureen Rentz and Karissa Hoersten were arraigned on the child endangering charges. The charge stems from an incident that occurred on May 4th, 2021, when an alleged incident of neglect of a student took place. The charges were filed this year and come from the Van Wert City Law Director's Office.