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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Challenging the school principal
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Parents and students often write letters and call school board members protesting a decision made by a school principal. But a Buford High graduate has gone beyond that: he’s suing his old principal.
Joshua Pugh, a 2006 graduate from Buford High, filed a claim against Principal Stephen Miller in magistrate court earlier this month. Pugh said Miller made false statements about his possible involvement in several racial incidents at the school in 2006. Miller expelled Pugh for a year following a school tribunal on the incidents, according to the claim. The Buford school board later overturned the expulsion.
Pugh says the false statements led to “community outcry and violence” against him. He is seeking $5,819 in legal fees plus punitive damages.
(As an aside, Miller resigned in January, weeks before Pugh filed the lawsuit and the ethics complaint. Read about Miller’s resignation here.)
How far have you gone to challenge a decision made by a principal or teacher?
