Pennsylvania principal on leave after pupil records threats
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania high school principal has been placed on paid leave after a 14-year-old special education student produced a recording of threatening comments made by the principal, the district superintendent said Wednesday.
Woodland Hills High School Principal Kevin Murray can be heard saying he'll "punch you in the face" and "knock your ... teeth down your throat," according to the recording the teen's attorney first shared with KDKA-TV on Tuesday.
District Superintendent Alan Johnson said the school doesn't condone the language, but wants to investigate the surrounding circumstances of the remarks and the recording before passing judgment on Murray, who is in his second year as principal after being promoted from assistant.