Durham Public Schools investigating suspended administrator, principal in ‘alarming’ abuse case

By: Greg Childress

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 654

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Durham Public Schools is conducting an ongoing investigation into the actions of a school principal and two administrators indicted on felony obstruction of justice charges for their roles in a case involving a six-year-old autistic girl who was allegedly tied to a chair by a teaching assistant at an elementary school, Superintendent Anthony Lewis said Thursday.

Two of the three were also indicted for possible perjury in connection with the incident, which occurred …

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