Gene Harris faces charges in Columbus Public Schools scandal. She was charged with dereliction of duty a misdemeanor falsifying student information. Gene Harris will appear in court on Wednesday with a plea of no contest. Yvette Mc Gee Brown will represent the former superintendent, and the maximum penalty for second-degree misdemanor is 90 days in jail or a $750 fine. Prosecutor O’Brien has enough evidence Gene Harris was aware of tampering going on in many schools. Read more today: www.thecolumbusdispatch.com