Report: Teaching license of former principal of the year revoked
State authorities revoked the teaching license of a nationally acclaimed elementary school principal in Fulton County after he was accused of changing answers on students' tests, according to Channel 2 Action News.
The TV station reported Wednesday that former principal of the year Lee Adams had faced a one-year suspension until he appealed the suspension. Then, the station reported, an administrative judge recommended revocation of his teaching certificate.
Assistant Attorney General Ann Brumbaugh said wrong answers were corrected on the math portion of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test given to fifth graders at Parklane Elementary School in East Point.
Adams' attorney, David Dunham, defended his client at a hearing of the State Professional Standards Commission.
"This erasure analysis doesn't show anything," Dunham said.
Channel 2 Action News obtained a report that placed Adams at his elementary school for two hours after the test was administered -- when authorities contend he changed answers.
The Fulton County School System told the news station that Adams' contract was not renewed.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
