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Illinois high schoolers hire bagpipes player to follow principal around - USA TODAY

No one is doing old-school pranks quite like a group of seniors at an Illinois high school, who hired a professional bagpipes player to tail their principal for an hour.

It didn’t take much convincing to get Scott Whitman, a Pipe Major for Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums, on board. He liked the idea from the start.

"I used to teach high school for 7 years. We all know what senior pranks can look like. Some can be destructive, others leave messes. I had a lot of respect for them figuring something out that avoided all that and was funny,” Whitman shared with the Peoria Journal Star, part of the USA TODAY Network.

The request was pretty surprising to Whitman, who usually plays at funerals, weddings, or birthdays. It was his first senior prank request.

"I probably went through 20 different tunes. I went through my whole repertoire. He (Robison) walks fast. I felt like I was jogging, but he was a great sport about it. Classrooms were emptying out, people were laughing, dancing, it was great. I loved doing it," Whitman shared.

Billy Robison, principal of Richwoods High School in Peoria, was followed through its halls from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. last Thursday.

“I had a great time with the guy, he was phenomenal. Teachers were coming out of classrooms to see what was happening. Kids following along,” Robison said.

Mariachi band was expensive and out of the way

Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums pipe major Scott Whitman helped Richwoods High School prank their principal.

Maggie Moore and Pierce Hill, tennis playing seniors, were scrolling through Pinterest for senior prank inspiration.

“I was looking at mariachi bands … the idea was to have them follow (Robison) around. But it was around Cinco de Mayo and prices were really high, and they were all based out of Chicago,” Moore shared.

Bagpipes came to mind as Moore began to think about other possibilities. She thought about how much she liked playing Scottish music when growing up. "It was Plan B, but it worked better," she said.

Moore and Pierce did a quick Facebook search and landed on Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums, a group of accomplished musicians.

"Everybody loved it. People started dancing to it, clapping to it, following it. He went from the main office, to the gym, then upstairs to the top floor, down and out and a block outside. Probably a mile and half,” Hill said.

Terry Cole, Richwoods High tennis coach, said the seniors went about it in the right way. They bounced the idea off him, then athletic director Jeff Crusen and cleared it with school administrators, all while keeping Robison in the dark.

“I thought it was hysterical," Cole said. "There's this one part where Billy is walking across the gym trying to talk to someone while the bagpipe guy is behind him, playing. The bagpiper never asked for anything. Maggie got him a $100 gift card. The whole thing was light-hearted and funny."

'All-time’ best prank

Moore and Hill pulled off a difficult feat. They executed a well thought out prank that left “nothing broken, no one hurt and no mess to clean up,” Principal Robison said.

It will forever be known as the “all-time best prank … I loved it."

"I love bagpipes. The kids didn't know that. He showed up at the office and started playing, and said, 'I'm gonna follow you around for an hour.' I said 'OK, let's go.' He gave the kids their money's worth. Everyone had a great time,” Robison shared.

The clip of the prank has been a topic of conversation online, cementing its place as a solid prank.

"It was a lot better than I hoped," Moore shared. "I didn't realize they were going to be as loud as they were. We ended up going outside. Mr. Robison loved it."

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Matthews Hall, principal ordered to pay $95K to South Asian parents - The London Free Press

A London private school and its principal must pay two parents $95,000 under a human rights tribunal ruling over racial discrimination.

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Matthews Hall principal Ric Anderson shows off a new primary classroom at the west London private school on Aug. 21, 2020. (London Free Press file photo) Photo by Mike Hensen /The London Free Press

A London private school and its principal must pay two parents $95,000 and all staff must undertake equity and diversity training under a damning human rights tribunal ruling over racial discrimination.

Matthews Hall and principal Ric Anderson discriminated against the parents by refusing to re-enrol their children in 2020 and by refusing even to meet over the matter, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal found.

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The school leadership blamed the parents, referring to complaints the parents had made in the past, and with no proof, believing the couple were behind a widely distributed anonymous email criticizing Matthews Hall.

In stark contrast, children of “non-racialized” parents who had complained about the school in emails were granted re-enrolment, the tribunal noted.

“The voices, concerns, needs and interests of non-racialized members of the school community were amplified while the voices, needs, interests and concerns of the applicants as racialized members were minimized or silenced,” the tribunal ruled.

The ruling paints a picture of a private school where parents’ complaints were met with a “my way or the highway” attitude from an administration that exhibited a “cavalier and insensitive” approach “with little regard” for the impact of decisions on children.

The parents suffered embarrassment and isolation from the school community, loss of friendships and “were forced to operate under a veil of suspicion and allegations of misconduct,” the tribunal ruled.

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Being kicked out as she headed into Grade 7, in the only school she’d known and loved, filled her with anxiety and self-doubt, their daughter said in an interview with The London Free Press Wednesday.

“We had no reason why. I began wondering what actions I could have done wrong for this to happen,” she said. “It was a community that was very dear to me.”

In testimony at tribunal hearings, she described feeling worthless and suicidal, wondering why she wasn’t good enough for Matthews Hall.

The tribunal decision was validating but bittersweet, the father and mother said.

“I was embarrassed by not having re-enrolment. It was humiliating,” the mother said.

“It was just an awful period of time,” the father said. “It’s a real vindication to have our concerns that the tribunal found there was violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code.”

The school hasn’t made any decisions on an appeal, Nate Fehrman, the chair of the board of governors, said in an email.

“This is not the result we expected from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Matthews Hall welcomes students and families from dozens of countries of origin and many faiths. We have a welcoming and respectful school environment,” he wrote.

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“We are also always thinking about how we can do better, and will continue to look for opportunities to improve our processes. We are still reviewing the (tribunal) decision to determine next steps.”

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The decision should serve as a warning for principals of private and public schools across Ontario, said Spero Law lawyer Andrew Camman, who led the case.

“I would be very surprised if this case wasn’t brought up at training for teachers and educators in the public system as well. This sends a message to the education field, that they have responsibilities to the children, and to be culturally sensitive,” he said. “There is lots of freedom in private school, but the rules of natural justice apply.”

Founded in 1918, Matthews Hall offers classes from junior kindergarten to Grade 8 with a faculty of about 25, the tribunal noted.

Parents of the roughly 200 students there pay from $15,000 to $20,000 an academic year for tuition.

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The two parents in this case are both doctors of South Asian origin and Hindi. Their names and their children’s names are covered by a publication ban to protect the children’s identity.

The eldest child, a daughter, was enrolled in September 2012 at age four. Her younger brother was enrolled in 2016.

The parents testified at hearings that the school “fostered a close sense of community and after enrolment, Matthews Hall became a big part of the family’s lives.”

Each year, parents had to re-apply for enrolment and notices usually went out by January.

But January 2020 came and the parents in this case hadn’t received their enrolment package. That prompted a months-long exchange between the parents and school officials, complicated by the death of Anderson’s wife, the serious illness of the children’s grandparent and the start of the pandemic.

The parents kept trying to arrange a meeting guaranteed by their contract with the school. Instead on June 22, 2020, they received a letter from Matthews Hall saying there would be no meeting.

“As parents, your vocal distrust of the school’s leadership undermines the efforts of the administration, who work hard to promote an effective and positive learning environment for everyone,” the letter said. “You have made your lack of trust and dissatisfaction clear on a number of occasions. For these reasons, we believe that you will be happier at a different school.”

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The parents had sent emails in 2015 with concerns about chess club membership and a school play, and the father had asked questions at a 2017 annual meeting that Anderson and assistant head Jennifer MacKay considered “excessive” in number, the tribunal ruling said.

The father sent an email to some parents in 2018 about concerns over changes to the parent code of conduct. Anderson learned about it and called a meeting with the parents, where the matter was settled, the tribunal found.

In August, 2019, an anonymous email critical of school administration and its financial management was sent to every family at the school.

Anderson and MacKay believed the father had sent the email, though a search of IT couldn’t determine the sender and the parents denied sending it.

In January 2020, a white parent sent an email to all school families about reduced transparency over school finances and management and concerns about the code of conduct suppressing dissent, the tribunal noted.

That email led to a meeting with the parent on Jan. 30. The white parent was offered re-enrolment for his child after a meeting that resolved the issues and because he “agreed to support the School’s values,” Anderson testified, the tribunal ruling said.

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Meanwhile, the parents in this case couldn’t get a meeting with Anderson to talk about why they weren’t sent a re-enrolment package.

The school’s approach to the parents was typical of the discrimination and gaslighting racialized people experience, said lawyer Susan Toth, a woman of colour who also worked on the case.

“We’re told if there’s a problem that must be you. These parents were told the problem is you, you speak too loud, we don’t like how you speak to us,” Toth said.

“And for four or five years, they thought it was their fault that these children were uprooted, and their lives changed in a way that we had a very negative impact on them.”

The parents also filed a complaint that the school’s programming and events have increasingly emphasized and promoted Christian traditions and religious practices to the exclusion of other racial, ethnic or religious groups.

The tribunal said that complaint had not been proven.

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THE TRIBUNAL RULING

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled:

Matthews Hall must pay parents “$75,000 in compensation for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.” Principal Ric Anderson to pay $20,000 for the same reasons.
School must hire independent human rights expert to conduct a human rights audit and provide diversity, equity and inclusive training to the school’s board of governors, head of school, assistant head and all senior administrators, teachers and staff.
School must hire independent leadership and communication skills expert to “provide leadership, conflict resolution and communication skills training” to school head Ric Anderson, assistant head Jennifer MacKay and board chair Neil Ferhman.

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Alabama middle-school assistant principal arrested in 2013 cold-case triple murder in Georgia - Fox News

A middle-school principal in Alabama was among four suspects arrested in connection with a decade-old triple murder in Georgia, authorities said Friday.

Keante Harris, 45, was arrested on three counts of malice murder without incident in connection to the murders that happened in Union City, Georgia, in January 2013, the Clayton County Police Department said.

Harris is an assistant principal at McAdory Middle School in Jefferson County, Alabama, and was placed on administrative leave following his arrest, WBMA-TV reported.

Investigators first began working on the case 11 years ago when a Union City Police patrol spotted a 2010 Dodge Charger abandoned near Interstate 85.

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Keante Harris, 45, was arrested without incident last week on three counts of malice murder. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

Officers found three dead bodies inside the vehicle, and investigators determined that all three victims had been tortured and murdered in Clayton County before being dumped in Fulton County.

The victims were identified as Quinones King, 33, Rodney Cottrell, 43, and Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, 32.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said King and Cottrell were found dead from asphyxiation in the back seat of the Dodge Charger, while Colquitt-Thompson was found in the trunk of the car dead from strangulation, FOX5 Atlanta reported.

Harris is an assistant principal at McAdory Middle School in Jefferson County, Alabama. The school district said Friday that Harris was put on administrative leave. (Google Maps)

The victims were lured to a residence on Magnolia Drive in Jonesboro, Georgia, where they were forced inside at gunpoint, according to police. The victims were then loaded into the back of the Dodge Charger and driven to Fulton County, where their bodies were dumped.

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Three other men identified as Kevin Harris, Kenneth Thompson and Darrell Harris were also arrested without incident and charged with three counts each of malice murder.

The four men were arrested across three states. It was unclear whether the three Harrises were related.

Keantre Harris, Kevin Harris, Kenneth Thompson and Darrell Harris were all arrested without incident and charged with three counts each of malice murder. (Clayton County Police Department)

The Jefferson County School District released a statement on Friday, saying it was aware of the arrest of Keante Harris, who has been placed on administrative leave.

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"At this time we still are gathering facts about the specifics of this situation," the statement obtained by WBMA-TV said. "However, early indications are that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools."

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Florida principal arrested, accused of hitting child with charging cable - NBC News

The principal of a central Florida elementary school was arrested this week and accused of holding a child in a room for 40 minutes, putting him in a chokehold and hitting him with a charging cable.

Dontay Akeem Prophet, 33, who had been principal of Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala, was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.

Prophet has since been fired, the private school told NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando.

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Prophet has pleaded not guilty, court records show.

A judge denied a motion to have him held in pretrial detention Tuesday, and bond was set at $50,000, according to the records.

Prophet was in custody Wednesday night, jail records showed.

According to the sheriff’s office, Prophet claimed he confined the child to prevent harm to him, which investigators do not believe.

He told investigators that he was afraid to let the boy leave the classroom because he indicated he would hurt himself, WESH reported. Sheriff’s spokesperson Valerie Strong told the station that Prophet "started touching the child and pushing on him, and it turned into where he started to physically abuse the child."

The sheriff's office alleged that security video showed Prophet preventing the boy from leaving the classroom for around 40 minutes and that Prophet slapped him, put him in a chokehold and beat him with a charging cable.

Prophet's attorney declined to comment.

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Rabu, 15 Mei 2024

Elementary School Principal Allegedly Used Chokehold, Slapped Student: Police - PEOPLE

An elementary school principal in Florida was charged with child abuse after police say he put a student in a chokehold.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says in a release that Dontay Akeem Prophet, 33, principal at Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala, was arrested May 11, one day after officers responded to a report of an altercation at the school.

Deputies say they obtained surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly showed Prophet not allowing the student to leave a room for 40 minutes.

The footage also allegedly caught the principal grabbing the victim, restraining him on the ground before using a chokehold as well as striking the child with a charging cable, which caused the student to fall and sustain an injury, police say. Deputies also claim that Prophet twisted the student’s ankle and slapped him in the face.

When Prophet was questioned by a responding deputy, he allegedly told the officer that he had been attempting to prevent the child from harm, a claim which police say in the release is “contradicted” by the evidence.

Prophet was charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age.

It is not immediately clear if Prophet has retained an attorney or entered a plea. Jail records indicate that he is being held on $25,000 bond for each count.

WESH reports that the school says they have fired Prophet.

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WCJB, WSVN and Fox 35 report that Prophet was previously accused of molesting a child he met in the summer of 2017, charged with lewd lascivious molestation of a child and an attempt to commit interfering with child custody. He reportedly resigned from a job in a different school district in 2019.

Fox 35 reports that one charge related to that alleged incident was dropped while the court withheld adjudication on another.

If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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A school principal has been arrested on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age after allegedly physically attacking and detaining a student against their will for over an hour, police said.

The incident occurred last Friday at Destiny Leadership Academy -- a private school in Ocala, Florida -- when authorities from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a “physical disturbance between a student and the principal,” Dontay Akeem Prophet, 33, according to a statement from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office detailing the altercation.

“During the investigation, surveillance footage from the classroom was obtained, revealing Prophet preventing the child from leaving the room for over 40 minutes,” authorities said. “Surveillance footage captured him grabbing the victim, restraining him on the ground, and employing a chokehold. Prophet can be seen on camera using a charging cable to strike the child, causing the child to fall and sustain injuries. Additionally, Prophet twisted the child’s ankle, slapped the child in the face, and subjected him to further physical abuse.”

PHOTO: A school principal, 33-year-old Dontay Akeem Prophet in Ocala, Florida, has been arrested for aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age after allegedly attacking and detaining a student for over an hour. — A school principal, 33-year-old Dontay Akeem Prophet in Ocala, Florida, has been arrested for aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age after allegedly physically attacking and detaining a student against their will for over an hour, police said.

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Prophet told police that the altercation was “an attempt to prevent harm to the child.” However, the evidence obtained by police in the course of their investigation “clearly contradicted this assertion,” authorities said.

Prophet was subsequently arrested and transported to the Marion County Jail where he is being held without bond, police said.

The identity, condition and age of the child were not released by authorities and the investigation into what caused the incident in the first place is currently ongoing.

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An elementary school principal in Florida was charged with child abuse after police say he put a student in a chokehold.

Deputies say they obtained surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly showed Prophet not allowing the student to leave a room for 40 minutes.

Prophet was charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13 years of age.

It is not immediately clear if Prophet has retained an attorney or entered a plea. Jail records indicate that he is being held on $25,000 bond for each count.

WESH reports that the school says they have fired Prophet.

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Fox 35 reports that one charge related to that alleged incident was dropped while the court withheld adjudication on another.

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Selasa, 14 Mei 2024

Former school principal charged with sexual assault - CTV News Edmonton

A Sherwood Park man who worked as a school principal has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman.

Amit Mali, 42, faces three charges of sexual assault and one charge of criminal harassment.

In announcing the charges Tuesday, RCMP said the assault was reported in February but not when the alleged offence occurred or what kind of relationship Mali had with his accuser.

Mali worked at Sherwood Heights Junior High, Elk Island Public Schools confirmed to CTV News Edmonton.

He's no longer employed by EIPS.

"Senior leaders and trustees are very distressed about the incident as the safety of the entire school community is of paramount importance to Elk Island Public Schools," the division said in a statement.

Mali was arrested on May 3 and released with conditions and a May 29 court date.

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Ala. Assistant Principal Arrested in Connection With 2013 Triple Homicide - PEOPLE

An Alabama middle school assistant principal was one of four men arrested in connection with a 2013 triple homicide that remained unsolved for more than a decade.

The investigation stems from a Jan. 13, 2013 incident when three bodies were found in an abandoned Dodge Charger in Union City, Ga., the Clayton County Sheriff said in a statement. Police said the victims were tortured and murdered after being lured to a residence in Jonesboro, Ga., at gunpoint. The trio were then allegedly loaded into the Charger, where their bodies were found.

On May 8, the sheriff’s office received warrants to arrest four men, who were each indicted on three counts of malice murder, according to the statement. The sheriff's office said the four were arrested over a span of 48 hours across three states.

One of the four men arrested is Keante Harris, who is being held in custody in Jefferson County, Ala., on fugitive from justice warrant. According to his LinkedIn, Harris works as an assistant principal for the Jefferson County school district and has worked in education since at least 2006.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Harris works at McAdory Middle School, citing a statement from superintendent Walter Gonsoulin.

“We have been made aware that Mr. Keante Harris was arrested Wednesday afternoon. At this time, we still are gathering facts about the specifics of this situation,” Gonsoulin said in the reported statement. "However, early indications are that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools. Per standard procedure, Mr. Harris has been placed on paid administrative leave. As more facts become available, we will act according to our district’s policy.”

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It is not immediately clear if Harris or any of the other three suspects have been formally charged. The Clayton County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for further information from PEOPLE.

Police did not specify how they linked the four suspects to the crime.

WAKA reported that the victims of the 2013 killings were Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson, Quinones King and Rodney Cottrell, residents of Montgomery, Ala.. Further information was not immediately available.

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Senin, 13 Mei 2024

Council for School Leadership (CSL) gala in Edmonton June 7. - Okotoks & Foothills News - Western Wheel

Foothills School Division has announced three of its principals have been selected as recipients of the Alberta Teachers' Association Council for School Leadership (CSL) Distinguished Leadership Award.

The award recognizes school leaders who demonstrate exemplary leadership skills and contribute to the overall well-being of students, staff and the wider community.

The recipients include:

Karla Davis, principal at Millarville Community School in Millarville

Davis’ professional passion for inquiry-based learning where students are agents of their own learning and partners in the learning process has been at the core of her teaching and leadership in the school community.

“Being a school principal and teacher has been rewarding and learning alongside so many educators and students in this country and abroad has been truly fulfilling,” Davis said. “Thank you for this honour; it serves as a significant milestone in my lifelong learning journey.”

Scott Flintoft, principal at Red Deer Lake School in Foothills County

Flintoft has been an innovative leader who has fostered a culture of collaboration, creativity and inquiry among his staff and students. Flintoft’s instructional leadership is characterized by strong abilities to create a positive culture across the school, communicate well with families and schools, support inclusive education practices, and plan engaging learning experiences for diverse student needs.

“Receiving this award for school leadership is a great honour and a testament to the collective effort of the entire Red Deer Lake community,” he said. “I'm grateful for the opportunities to contribute to this supportive and engaged community with our school’s larger team.”

Debbie Payne, principal at Turner Valley School in Diamond Valley

Payne has been a passionate advocate for rural education and community engagement who aims to provide a dynamic, welcoming space with diverse academic and extra-academic options for students.

“I am humbled that my leadership is worthy of recognition and I am reminded that leadership is not about titles or accolades. It's about leading with purpose, compassion and resilience every single day,” Payne said.

The three principals will be honoured by the Foothills School Division board of trustees at a recognition luncheon on June 5. They will also attend the provincial CSL Gala in Edmonton on June 7, where they will receive their awards and join other distinguished leaders from across Alberta.

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Middle school assistant principal arrested in connection to triple homicide case from 2013: Reports - Yahoo News Canada

An assistant principal at an Alabama middle school was arrested in connection to a triple homicide case out of Georgia, reports show.

Keante Harris was arrested Wednesday afternoon. The 45-year-old was booked on a fugitive from justice charge, according to records from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama.

A spokesperson for Jefferson County Schools confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday that Harris is one of the assistant principals at McAdory Middle School.

The spokesperson also provided a statement from Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin.

“At this time we still are gathering facts about the specifics of this situation,” Gonsoulin said in the statement. “However, early indications are that the charges are not related to this individual’s employment with Jefferson County Schools.”

Harris has been placed on administrative leave, Gonsoulin said.

He is one of four men arrested in connection to the case, according to FOX 5 Atlanta and WBRC. He and the other men, Kenneth Thompson, Kevin Harris and Darrell Harris, have each been charged with three counts of malice murder, FOX 5 Atlanta reported.

Arrests come 11 years after three people were found dead on I-85

The victims were found Jan. 13, 2013 on an Interstate 85 exit ramp in Union City, Georgia, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. Their bodies were found in a silver 2010 Dodge Charger that had been abandoned.

According to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, victims Quinones King and Rodney Cottrell were found dead from asphyxiation in the back seat, while Cheryl Colquitt-Thompson was found strangled in the trunk.

According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the victims were lured to a home in Jonesboro, then held at gunpoint. They were tortured and then killed, then put into the vehicle and taken to Fulton County.

Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Follow her on Twitter at @SaleenMartin or email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.

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Houston news: 2023 Principal of the Year loses job with HISD | khou.com - KHOU.com

"The irony is not lost on me as I was at the banquet to be honored for being Principal of the Year almost exactly a year ago," Neff principal Amanda Wingard said.

HOUSTON — A former Houston ISD principal of the year won't be back on campus next school year after she said she was forced to resign.

Amanda Wingard is the principal at Neff Elementary in the Sharpstown area.

"The irony is not lost on me as I was at the banquet to be honored for being Principal of the Year almost exactly a year ago," Wingard said.

Wingard started as a teacher at Neff, then spent six years as assistant principal before being promoted to principal. It's the same school she attended as a child.

Wingard said it's been a tough few days after she said she was asked to resign. She said HISD didn't give her an explanation.

"I plan to finish out the school year and am looking forward to having my 1st summer off EVER. I have loved Neff and the Sharpstown community for the last 35 years," Wingard shared. "I am at peace with whatever happens next, but am managing the different emotions."

Wingard was overcome by emotion last May when she was recognized by then-Superintendent Millard House II in a surprise celebration organized by students and fellow teachers.

“The Principal of the Year is the kind of individual who embodies all of the qualities of what it is to be a service leader, to give of themselves, to give it all for their staff and their students on a daily basis,” House said.

Congratulations, Amanda Wingard from @Neff_ES and Keoshya Dunn from @LawsonMS_HISD for being HISD’s Elementary and Secondary Principals of the Year!! pic.twitter.com/CaXGBclS3l
— Houston ISD (@HoustonISD) February 25, 2023

HISD job cuts

Outside HISD headquarters Friday, a constant stream of workers learned they too were out of work right before Mother's Day Weekend. They included teachers, custodians, maintenance workers, mechanics and other personnel.

The district isn't saying how many jobs were cut but union representatives said it could be over 1,000.

"We are looking at the dismantling of HISD in real-time. we knew that changes would be made, or needed to be made in HISD, but you don't need a hatchet when a knife will do," Jackie Anderson, Houston Federation of Teachers president told us.

#1: Student @Neff_ES in 3rd grade. #2: 1st class as a 3rd grade teacher at Neff. #3: 20th year at Neff in @HoustonISD receiving Principal of the Year. #4: Overcome with emotion to be a part of this school community for so long:) #Blessed pic.twitter.com/iZ7Jm07tG4
— Amanda Wingard (@awingardneff) March 13, 2023

On Saturday, State Rep. Jarvis Johnson called for Superintendent Mike Miles' removal.

"You can't dismiss our top educators and staff without a fight. Parents, teachers, students, and I are all furious," Jarvis said in a statement.

In a statement earlier this week, HISD said the cuts are part of "tough budget decisions for the next academic year."

Full HISD statement

"Like most school districts in Texas and across the country, HISD is being forced to make tough budget decisions for the 2024-2025 academic year. State funding for education has not increased, and the one-time money provided by the federal government to support students during and after the pandemic is no longer available. This means HISD must right size the central office and find ways to operate more efficiently.

Many HISD departments are seeing a reduction in force, and that process has been ongoing since January. Superintendent Miles has said the District will keep cuts as far away from students and classrooms as possible and will continue to invest in our teachers and leaders. The staffing decisions being made by HISD will allow us to allocate the District’s limited resources in ways that will help ensure all students receive high-quality instruction every day.

HISD’s administrative team is actively building the proposed budget for next school year. We will have more information to share in the coming weeks. While we cannot comment on specific employees or positions being impacted by these reductions, many HISD departments are impacted. Employees whose positions are changed or eliminated will stay in them until the end of the year, and HISD will support them to find other opportunities in the District if they choose. Services to schools and students will not be disrupted."

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story indicated Wingard was part of budget cuts, but she said she wasn't given a reason.

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Former Teacher Turned Vice Principal Says America Is In A Literacy Crisis — ‘Our Children Cannot Read, They Were Not Taught That’ - YourTango

There are increasing reports coming out of schools that students are struggling with basic reading skills. Statistics show that the ability to read is plummeting among students of all ages, and teachers are becoming more concerned.

One former teacher and administrator is very worried about what is happening—so much so that she says our nation is facing a “literacy crisis.”

One former teacher and vice principal believes that America is facing a ‘literacy crisis.’

TikTok content creator @huney_combs says in her bio that she shares “rants and random thoughts” on the app. Recently, those thoughts included her perspective as an educator on young people learning to read.

“Okay, I am not trying to fearmonger you, but I was an assistant principal, I was a middle school teacher, and I was a high school teacher, and I need you to know America is in a literacy crisis, and they’re not making a big enough deal about it,” she stated.

“Our children cannot read, let alone writing [sic] a paragraph, let alone comprehension,” she continued. “They cannot read. They do not know how to sound words out. They were not taught that.”

“And if you’re wondering, ‘Well … why [do] my kids just keep getting passed on to the next grade?’ Because that’s what they’re doing now,” she said. “They’re not holding the children back. They’re moving them on. They’re graduating them, knowing that your child is illiterate.”

She went on to cite multiple studies and statistics that proved her point: Children are struggling to read.

Childhood literacy rates are on the decline.

While it’s unclear if America is facing a “literacy crisis,” this TikTok user’s claims about literacy rates dropping are true. The National Assessment of Educational Progress reported, “Behind the overall declines in reading and mathematics scores, you see nearly all student groups are facing academic setbacks when compared with results shortly before the pandemic.”

However, the nonprofit organization The Hechinger Report claimed that this decline occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even before the pandemic, nearly two-thirds of U.S. students were unable to read at grade level. Scores had been getting worse for several years,” they said. “The pandemic made a bad situation worse.”

Part of the problem is that the children are not the only ones struggling.

TikTok user Laverne, known as @scholarshipcollegemama, is also an educator. Last year, she shared her opinion on why children struggled so much with literacy.

“All you teachers screaming about, ‘The kids can’t read! The kids can’t read!’ Did you stop to think that maybe their parents can’t either?” she asked.

Laverne also used data to back up her claims, citing multiple sources. And she’s right.

USA Today reported, “According to the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 130 million American adults read below a sixth-grade level. Now, consider how that number represents more than half the adult U.S. population.”

Furthermore, a Gallup and Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy study said, “This analysis finds that getting all U.S. adults to at least a Level 3 of literacy proficiency would generate an additional $2.2 trillion in annual income for the country. That is 10% of the gross domestic product.”

“You blame the parents … but the parents are struggling also,” Laverne insisted.

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