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Charges against former principal dismissedBy Diette Courrégé (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Charges against a former Charleston County principal accused of grabbing a teacher's arm during an argument have been dismissed. Christy Thompson, former principal of Jane Edwards Elementary School, faced a simple assault charge, and her attorney asked the court to dismiss the charge based on a lack of evidence, according to a letter to schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley from Thompson's attorney, Andy Savage. Both the county attorney and police refused to prosecute a case against Thompson based on the basis that the allegations weren't criminal, and the judge decided to drop the charges, Savage said. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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