Petition Created For Central High School's Principal

Tuscaloosa residents are calling for this high school principal to keep her job after news broke that they principal's contract will not be renewed.

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According to a petition on Change.Org, Central High School's Principal Dr. Teresha Jones' contract will not be renewed for the upcoming academic year. The petition created by Aleaha Knox also states that "This decision made by the school board was given without any clarification or reasoning, causing a wave of confusion and distress amongst us."

Dr. Jones is an alumnus of Central High School and has been serving as the principal since the 2021-22 school year.

The petition is asking the school board to reconsider their current decision.

"We call on the school board to revisit their decision and provide a thorough reasoning for the same to ensure fairness and transparency in the process."

At the time of writing, the petitions has just over 1,200 verified signatures.

You can learn more about the petition by clicking this link.

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The rankings for this gallery were based on the 2018- 2019 Alabama Department of Education School Report Cards for the Tuscaloosa City School District and the Tuscaloosa County School District. This data was used because many categories in the report card for 2019-2020 was waived due to the pandemic. In the event of a tie, the schools with the same overall score were ranked by academic achievement scores. In all other cases of a tie, the schools were listed alphabetically.

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