Burlington High School principal resigns following controversy - WCAX

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington High School’s embattled principal has resigned in the aftermath of the incident in which she pulled the school’s fire alarm.

Debra Beaupre, who had barely finished three months on the job, has been on indefinite paid leave since the incident last month where she claimed to have pulled the alarm in an effort to defuse a fight between students.

WCAX News Monday obtained surveillance video of Beaupre pulling the alarm. It shows her walking over to the alarm with another school employee, she and the employee appear to have a short discussion, and then Beaupre pulls the alarm and walks away.

District officials would not confirm the leave was directly tied to the fire alarm incident but in an email sent to BHS staff and parents, Superintendent Tom Flanagan says Beaupre will no longer be the school’s principal and he has accepted her resignation effective next Tuesday.

Flanagan says in the wake of her unexpected absence, his team is “working diligently” with administrators to minimize the impact of mid-year disruptions and will “Look at the situation and others, learn from them, and do better.”

An interim job will be posted with the goal of having a new principal start in July.

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