Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Spotlight: Georgia Principal Faces Criminal Charges

In Marietta, Georgia, a Cobb County middle school principal, Jerry Dority, faces criminal charges for failing to report an incident of reported child abuse at Tap Middle School. Also facing charges is school counselor, Yatta Collins. According to the recent article on WSBTV, the case revolves around a student’s attempted suicide at school. The incident was the result of the student reportedly being sexually assaulted at home. Dority and Yatta failed to report the incident within the time frame mandated by Georgia law. Both educators had clean records prior to the incident.

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READ MORE: WSBTV Online

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