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Franklin residents press council after midyear reassignment of high school principal; council seeks joint meeting with school board
Summary
Dozens of Franklin residents urged City Council to intervene after Franklin High’s principal was reassigned midyear. Speakers said the move harms students and school culture; council agreed to request a joint meeting with the school board and superintendent to review the matter.
Dozens of Franklin residents urged the Franklin City Council on Feb. 10 to intervene after the city’s high school principal was reassigned midyear, saying the change has harmed students and staff and was poorly communicated.
Public commenters said the principal’s reassignment — described repeatedly during citizen comment as a move to a newly created administrative position while an interim or replacement would lead the school — has raised concerns about stability, morale and community ties to the school.
Residents framed the issue as both a personnel and governance problem. Several called for an elected school board so citizens would have more input over such decisions; others asked the council to press the appointed school board and superintendent for answers.
“We could do as it was done a few years ago, and we could, relinquish the board, the school board, and start all over again until we can get the people that we…
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