Chattahoochee High principal Timothy Duncan accused of simple battery

Nov 16, 2011 - 07:33
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Police accused the principal of Chattahoochee High School in Fulton County of simple battery after he slammed a 13-year-old middle school student against a wall.
 
According to a Fulton County Schools Police Department incident report, the principal, Timothy Duncan, pinned the teen against the wall and put his hands around the student's neck on Sept. 25 after the student was caught running in the halls.

The incident occurred on a Sunday when a group of middle school students were at the high school as volunteers to set up for the Taste of Johns Creek, an annual event featuring food from local restaurants. According to the incident report, witnesses said Duncan put his hands on the 13-year-old after seeing students run down the halls.

Fulton Schools Police Capt. Richard Newman wrote in the incident report that after interviewing witnesses and watching video of the incident captured by security cameras, he found probable cause to sustain a charge of simple battery, a misdemeanor, against Duncan.

Duncan is to appear in the North Magistrate Court of Fulton County at 10 a.m., the incident report said.

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