Going To Jail: Former Superintendent Of BCPS Sentenced

TOWSON, MD — Former Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Shaun Dallas Dance will serve time in jail for perjury. The charges were brought against Dance in January related to financial disclosure statements submitted to the school system in which he said he had not received pay other than from the school system; however, he owned a consulting company and received thousands of dollars from companies that did business with Baltimore County Public Schools.

The financial disclosure statements in question were submitted to Baltimore County Public Schools related to his income in 2012, 2013 and 2015, according to the Office of the State Prosecutor.

Dance pleaded guilty to all charges in March in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

On Friday morning, he was sentenced. Dance will serve six months in the Baltimore County Detention Center, according to WBAL, which reported he was sentenced to five years in prison with all but six months suspended. He will also reportedly be on probation and have to do 700 hours of community service.

Friday also happened to be the 37th birthday for Dance.

This is a developing story and will be updated. This article has been corrected to reflect Dance was ordered to serve six months in jail.

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Photo courtesy of Baltimore County Public Schools.