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Bay County leaders, public react after internal investigation of Bay High principal
Summary
Board members and the superintendent discussed the district’s handling of an internal investigation into Bay High principal Blythe Carpenter; the superintendent described disciplinary steps taken and board members expressed disagreement about the severity of consequences.
Several Bay County School Board members and the superintendent addressed public concern on July 22 about an internal investigation and administrative discipline of Bay High principal Blythe Carpenter.
Board members raised concerns that the district’s disciplinary response — a five‑day unpaid suspension, a formal letter of reprimand, completion of ethics training and returning district property — was too lenient for what some speakers described as conscious policy and purchasing violations. One board member said the district risked weakening accountability by imposing what that member called insufficient sanctions.
Superintendent Franklin McQueen said the district’s HR process investigated the…
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