DUNWOODY, Ga. — The principal of Dunwoody Elementary School is leaving the role following reports of a threat made by a student off campus March 15.
In an email statement sent to the Dunwoody Elementary community, Principal LaTonya Gray said the threat was made outside of school March 15, and staff became aware of the threat March 18.
“A threat was made in a personal text exchange between two students and the text message was posted on social media,” Gray said in the statement. “Whenever this happens, students are subject to district discipline consequences as outlined in the DCSD Student Code of Conduct.”
Gray apologized for the delay in communicating the incident, saying staff wanted to “ensure that all the information we provided to you was accurate and complete.”
The statement was dated March 19, the day after Gray said the school was made aware of the incident, but Dunwoody Elementary parents said the email was not received until 8:40 p.m. a day later, March 20.
Some five hours before the statement, parents said they received an additional email from Gray announcing that she is leaving the role of principal for another position in the school system starting April 1.
Beth Kyle, who serves as superintendent for area one elementary schools in the district, later issued a statement on Gray’s departure.
Kyle said Mindee Adamson, who served as principal at Oak Grove Elementary before her retirement, will fill the vacancy as interim principal until a new candidate is selected by the district and the Dunwoody Elementary Principal Advisory Council and hired.
Neither email about Gray’s departure referenced the March 15 incident.
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