Mercer County School District Superintendent Tim Farquer’s preliminary hearing has been continued again, this time to next week.
Farquer was scheduled to appear in Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday, but the State filed a motion to continue the hearing to Nov. 14, which was granted. Arguments from the prosecution and defense to establish probable cause, and a ruling on a memorandum drafted by the defense are expected next Friday.
Farquer was arrested in September, along with Mercer County School District IT workers Amberly Norton and Andrea Long, following an Aledo Police Department investigation into a complaint accusing Mercer County School District employees of illegally accessing students’ medical records.
Farquer has been placed on paid administrative leave by the Mercer County School District.
Long and Norton waived their preliminary hearings and will return to court in January.
Farquer, Long and Norton have all pleaded not guilty to all charges. All three are charged with a Class A misdemeanor of unauthorized access to medical records, a Class A misdemeanor of computer tampering, and a Class 3 felony of official misconduct.