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Tom Kazimir
MEBANE — The principal of Woodlawn Middle School has been suspended after being accused of not reporting an allegation that a teacher assistant assaulted a student, the Alamance-Burlington School System said.
Teacher assistant William Jackson was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and misdemeanor assault on a child under 12 years of age.
Principal Tom Kazimir was charged with misdemeanor failure to report a crime against juveniles.
As a 10-month employee, Jackson’s last day of employment for the 2023-24 school year was Thursday, June 13, ABSS said. Jackson was first hired by ABSS in 2020.
Kazimir was suspended with pay on Thursday after the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office notified ABSS of the charge, ABSS said. Kazimir was hired by ABSS as a social studies teacher in 2000. He was an assistant principal form 2013 to 2023.
The school district and the sheriff’s office are continuing to investigate, ABSS said.
“We are notifying our Woodlawn Middle School staff and families about this very concerning information today,” a statement from ABSS said. “Our Woodlawn Middle administrators and staff will continue to fully support students and families while ABSS continues to cooperate fully with the sheriff’s department in order to ensure that our highest priority of student safety is observed by all of our employees.”
12 month employee: suspended with pay effective June 13, 2024
