ATLANTIC CITY

— The long-time attendance officer for the Atlantic City school district has resigned after having problems of his own with truancy.

Nicholas Russo's resignation was accepted this week, days after a Philadelphia television station handed the district a video showing Russo spending his days visiting spas, eating lunch at restaurants and bicycling on the boardwalk.

WPVI-6 followed Russo on 11 different days.

Besides dining out and getting massages, Russo also got his car washed, visited a hair salon or just spent afternoons at home.

Russo resigned from his $72,000 per year position on Monday, five days after being suspended. The board of education accepted his resignation on Tuesday, according to PressofAtlanticCity.com.

When asked by WPVI about his activities, Russo first said he got a 20-minute manicure and a 45-minute massage on lunch breaks. After being confronted with the video, he refused to comment.

If Russo was doing his job he'd have been looking for truant students off school grounds and maintaining records of his activities.

Russo was a board of education member from 1989 to 1993, the Press said. He also owns an Atlantic City liquor store. Russo also was seen at the store when he was scheduled to be working.

The district told WPVI and The Atlantic City Press that it will conduct its own investigation.

A determination will be made about attempting to revoke Russo's pension following the investigation, WPVI said.

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