Former Gilchrist Principal Reprimanded, Moved To District Over Relationship With Teacher

WFSU | By Lynn Hatter

Published August 31, 2018 at 5:20 PM EDT

David Solz, former Gilchrist Principal, has been moved to the district office and faces an ethics reprimand after self-reporting a relationship with a married teacher at his school.

The former principal of Gilcrist Elementary School has been reassigned to district headquarters following an investigation into a relationship he had with a teacher at the school.

David Solz is being reprimanded for violating the state department of education’s ethics code.

Leon County School spokesman Chris Petley says Solz will keep the same pay and is assigned to the district’s department of teaching and learning. He’ll be tasked with helping turnaround Pineview and Oakridge Elementary. The schools are under pressure to improve their student performance or face being turned over to charter school operators.

The Leon County School Board has is working on crafting a policy on nepotism and fraternization. It’s set a public hearing for September 25^th.

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Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She has worked with several news organizations, including Kaiser Health News. Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.

She has served on the boards of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida and the Radio, Television, Digital News Association, and is a current board member of the United Way of the Big Bend.

Lynn holds a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and earned her master's at Florida State University.
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