Charge Against Ex-Kell Principal Dropped
Authorities last year said she "knowingly and willfully" failed to report incidents of battery and sexual battery against two students as mandated by Georgia law.
Cobb's assistant solicitor general has dropped a charge against Trudie Donovan, the former Kell High School principal who abruptly announced her retirement last June amidst allegations that she "knowingly and willfully" failed to report incidents of battery and sexual battery against two students as mandated by Georgia law. "After an extensive investigation, the State is unable to pursue this charge due to lack of facts or supporting evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant violated the 'willfully and knowingly' portion of O.C.G.A § 19-7-5 (h)," Cobb Assistant Solicitor General Latonia Hines wrote in the March 27 Nolle Prosequi order signed by Cobb State Court Judge Kathryn J. Tanksley. That order vindicates Donovan …
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James Hardy
10:18 am on Sunday, April 14, 2013
No Kevin, you are incorrect. An administrator should first determine if a statement made by a student has validity and not have a knee-jerk reaction. I personally would never bring the police into an area under my charge without first performing an investigation. That is what she was doing. Also, did you notice that the initial story in this publication focused on the child abuse by the teacher … more ›