YORK COUNTY, N.C. — The assistant principal at a York County high school will be terminated, pending a school board vote, after video surfaced showing pornography on his phone on school property.
York School District One confirmed Charles Drakeford was placed on paid administrative leave for an investigation into what they called “inappropriate employee conduct.”
A viewer sent Channel 9 the video. In it you can see Drakeford holding the phone to his ear outside York Comprehensive High School.
“The safety, well-being, and best interests of our students come first,“ Superintendent Dr. Heath Branham said in a release Tuesday. ”That commitment is non-negotiable.”
The district did not share any other information about the investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates.
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