Helena Flats superintendent facing assault charges involving student

Helena Flats School Superintendent Andy Maheras was charged last month with misdemeanor assault following an alleged altercation with a 12-year-old student in August.

Maheras pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanor assault for “purposely or knowingly causing reasonable apprehension of bodily injury,” and “purposely or knowingly causing bodily injury to another” at his initial court appearance Dec. 6.

Maheras is on paid administrative leave and continues to work from home, Helena Flats Board Chairwoman Jessica Dyer told the Inter Lake Tuesday. The board met the morning of Dec. 7 to discuss disciplinary actions. The meeting went into executive session and was closed to the public.