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June 12, 2024St |  By: Jeremy Werner

St. Joseph school board member pleads guilty

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - A St. Joseph school board member pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor charge of second-degree harassment.

The charge against Whitney Lanning stems from a February 26 incident involving another board member, Isaura Garcia.

During a hearing before Associate Circuit Judge Chad Gaddie, Lanning was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to attend anger management classes.

Court documents and security footage reveal that after a Board of Education meeting, Lanning approached Garcia, yelled at her, followed her, and threw her property against a wall.

Lanning also faces a civil suit related to the incident, with no hearings scheduled yet in that case.