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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
You’re Transferred!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tri-Cities High School Principal Amelia Davis was initially suspended without pay for two weeks for remarking in front of students from New Orleans that the city’s mayor is a “piece of [fecal matter].” That punishment wasn’t enough for the Fulton school board, which transferred her to Independence High School in Roswell, an open campus, nontraditional program. Here’s a blurb
Linda Schultz, a board member from Roswell, voted against the transfer. She told reporter Mary MacDonald in an e-mail that she didn’t think Davis would be a good “fit” for Independence, and she thought the community should have a say. Alas, Schultz found no board allies and the transfer passed.
I’ve seen this before. A principal is punished by getting shipped to a less prestigious school. Hmmm… Shouldn’t a nontraditional school have a leader who believes in the school’s mission?
