SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. -- Jennifer Ploeger, the Sun Prairie West High School principal who was removed from her position amid an investigation into how allegations of child sex crimes against a former school staff were handled, now faces scrutiny from state licensors.

Online records show Ploeger, who has been principal at the school since 2022, had both her teacher's license and administrator's license placed under investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

The Sun Prairie Area School District would not confirm to Channel3000.com whether or not Ploeger was placed on leave.

Associate principal Ed Ford initially took over as acting principal on Sept. 4, then the district announced Monday that former Middleton High School principal Peg Shoemaker would assume the role of

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