The head teacher of Hawick High School remains suspended as pupils returned after the summer break on Tuesday.
Kevin McClory was suspended six weeks ago after complaints about his handling of staff issues.
Scottish Borders Council has refused to discuss the seasons why the 43-year-old has been suspended, but have put in place temporary arrangements to ensure the school is managed while the disciplinary procedure takes its course.
Parents at the 1,000 pupil school were only informed something was amiss on Friday afternoon when the local authority sent a brief text message on their groupcall system saying John Clarke, the current headteacher of Berwickshire High School, would be temporarily leading Hawick as from Monday.
There was no mention of Mr McClory’s suspension, but added letters with more details would be sent out next week.
This week, the council stated that Mr Clarke will be supported by existing depute headteachers, Alison Ratcliffe and Peter Beaton, along with the current depute headteacher at Galashiels Academy, Pauline Anderson.
A native of Stranraer, Mr McClory started his career as a physical education teacher at Dunbar Grammar School in East Lothian.
He took over at Hawick High School at the start of 2014 after moving from his position as depute headteacher at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian.
A Scottish Borders Council spokesman said:”We are unable to comment on individual employees.”
Mr McClory, who lives in Edinburgh, was unavailable for comment.