Mercer County School District’s superintendent and a former Mercer County High School ag teacher will appear in court on Monday.
Mercer County School District Superintendent Tim 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.
During Farquer’s last court appearance, a judge granted his defense’s motion for a Bill of Particulars, which requires the prosecution to provide specific and detailed information about Farquer’s alleged offenses.
Farquer, Long and Norton have all pleaded not guilty to all charges. All three are charged with a Class 3 felony of official misconduct, and Class A misdemeanors of unauthorized access to medical records and computer tampering.
Farquer remains on paid administrative leave by the Mercer County School District. His annual salary is $171,223.
Former Mercer County High School ag teacher Brandon Livingston’s inappropriate messaging case will continue Monday as well.
Livingston was arrested in October 2024 and is facing a Class 3 felony of official misconduct and a Class A misdemeanor of distribution of explicit material to a minor.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Livingston was placed on administrative leave by the Mercer County School District at the time of his arrest, but has since resigned from his position.