Disgraced Lakeside High School Principal Jason Clyne apparently has been paid to sit at home and do nothing since January, when he was removed from the school after making disparaging comments to employees.
Emails received from his district account by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution show no evidence any work was done after Jan. 25.
On Jan. 27, Superintendent Steve Green released a statement saying Clyne had been placed on administrative leave and removed from the school.
At the time, mounted fliers throughout the school alleged the principal told janitors and security staff at a meeting: “You don’t want to mess with me. I’m a redneck master with a degree. I run these 40 acres!”
In early March, DeKalb County School District officials announced his resignation. At the time, officials said Clyne would receive assignments until his contract ended on June 30.
When asked by email whether Clyne had completed any work since leaving the school, Chief Communications and Community Relations Officer Eileen Houston-Stewart said: “it is the policy of the district not to comment on personnel matters.”
In March, the district disclosed the investigative report on Clyne, which showed more than a dozen other infractions made during his time as principal, including two from the 2015-2016 school year. Some investigations never reached a conclusion.
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