The Lakeside High School principal accused of making disparaging comments to custodial staffers also was investigated on allegations he sexually harassed a teacher and changed grades for students, DeKalb County School District officials said today.
Jason Clyne resigned Friday from his job with the district, Superintendent Steve Green said this morning. Clyne has been on paid leave since being removed from Lakeside High School in January. He will work from home until his contract ends June 30, Green said.
According to an investigative file received through an open-records request, Clyne was under investigation over nine charges since 2014, alleging that he:
• allowed parent volunteers to use his computer log-in to access and update student records
• made unauthorized permanent grade changes for students
• allowed a nonqualified student to graduate from Lakeside High School
• gave district iPads and WiFi passwords to parent volunteers
• made racial and discriminatory comments about black people to an assistant principal
• made inappropriate sexual comments to an employee
• improperly mediated with students about a Confederate flag using school colors that was posted on social media
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