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Residents and teachers urge clarity after sudden principal reassignment; community asks board to rename field for coach James Holston
Summary
At public comment, residents and staff criticized the district's handling of a principal reassignment at Whit Davis Elementary, alleging lack of communication and possible bias; another speaker asked the board to rename the Cedar Shoals baseball field after Coach James Holston.
Multiple community members and employees used public comment at the June meeting to seek transparency after the district announced the reassignment of a Whit Davis Elementary principal and to ask the board to rename a Cedar Shoals baseball facility.
Sarabia Roya DuBose, a teacher and parent, said staff received an email in May announcing the principal’s removal without an in‑person meeting or a clear explanation. "No meeting, no explanation, just an announcement email," she…
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