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Thursday, November 09, 2006

An update from the Seattle Times investagative article:

Embattled high school principal resigns -

Skyline High School Principal Ed Young resigned today, two weeks after a Seattle Times report on previously undisclosed legal documents claiming he failed to respond sufficiently to complaints about a teacher's inappropriate contact with elementary students in the Northshore School District.

In a statement released by the Issaquah School District, Young said that it became clear as he visited classrooms and celebrated Skyline's recent homecoming victory that the media focus was on him and has detracted from the school.

"I would never want to impede students' success," he said.

Issaquah School District — which includes Skyline High School — ordered an investigation into whether Young responded appropriately to complaints about John Carl Leede, a former teacher of Young's when they were both employed by Northshore School District in the 1990s.


Nice way to put the blame on the media. Of course he didn't want to "impede" any longer.