North Jackson principal resigns, reassigned to PRVHS as teacher

By Danielle Wallingsford Kirkland
North Jackson High School principal Sam Houston resigned from his position this week, after being placed on a ten day paid administrative leave in February for a personnel matter.
The Jackson County Board of Education voted, four to one, to place Houston at Paint Rock Valley High School as a history teacher, on an interim basis. Board member Charles West made a motion for an executive session to discuss good name and character, but the motion received no second. West voted the only no, but declined to comment.
PRVHS had been without a history teacher since former principal Clay Webber resigned from his position late last year.
 "It will be teacher pay. It will not be administrative pay," said Superintendent Kevin Dukes. "He was tenured as a classroom teacher, so he is going back to a tenured classroom teacher."
 Dukes said because Houston resigned the investigation into the personnel matter is over on the school board's part. He could not elaborate on what the matter was.
"I don't know on the other side," Dukes said.
The position for principal at NJHS will be posted tomorrow, according to Dukes.
Bruce Maples, principal at Woodville High School, remains on administrative leave. Dukes said the  matter is still under investigation.
"I don't have a timeline," Dukes said.