NAVARRE — A Navarre High School staff member did not engage in misconduct toward a student, according to an investigation’s findings.
Santa Rosa County District Schools investigated student allegations of inappropriate contact between a student and an NHS staffer. Upon initial report of the allegation, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, through a school resource officer, received notification of the allegation.
Evidence collected during the investigation, including witness statements from other students present during the alleged incidents, discredit the student’s allegations, according to the release.
The school district, which did not release the teacher or student’s name, will pursue disciplinary action in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct for a student accused of making false allegations about a school board employee.
The code states, "…any false accusation which jeopardizes the professional reputation, employment, or certification of any member of the school staff" could be punished with disciplinary action ‘up to and including alternative placement or expulsion.’"
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: School District: Student falsely accused Navarre staffer of misconduct