Navy ES Principal Arrested

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we have all been blindsided by this. It is so shocking. My emotions range from shock, sadness, and anger. We have yet to receive any updates or support as promised.

They found out about on Thursday. It’s now Monday. What supports do you need? A grief counselor?

No, the Navy community found out about this almost a week ago on Tuesday, 9/6. It is now nearly a week later. We have yet to hear anything from our new principal or any updates from the regional principal for that matter. Gossip is rampant, kids are upset, and there is talk now of writing letters of support. There has been no plan presented to help families with emotions. The whole situation is highly disturbing and it’s been handled poorly.

What exactly do you want them to say or do? They can’t tell us anything and you know that. The school is functioning normally and, as a Navy parent, that’s my most important concern. Any emotions my kid may have, we can address at home. I have no issue with how it’s been handled.

So you don’t think the new principal should have emailed the community to introduce himself?

There is no new principal yet. The regional principal is stepping in on a very temporary basis as a stopgap measure. This is not the same thing as hiring an interim principal. The search for an interim is most almost certainly in the works. I'm sure that person will introduce themselves to the school community once they are officially appointed to the role. Give it a minute to let them do a search for the most appropriate replacement. I would rather they not rush and just put in whoever.

I am not sure what kind of emotional support you are expecting from the school. Whatever you are feeling is probably being felt by the staff and teachers times 100. They worked with him every day and probably feel upset/betrayed. Let them focus on educating our children. That's why we send them to school. If you need a therapist for yourself or your kids to talk this through, then deal with that on your own.

And maybe in the future don't put people on such a pedestal. Humans are fallible and make mistakes, even terrible mistakes. Maybe you've never had someone you respected or cared about disappoint you before. I guess you've been lucky. It happens every day. It's a good life lesson for your children to learn.

How do you know this? None of this was communicated in the original email. I just went back and read it and it said nothing about a search for an interim principal. It was not clear the new principal was only temporary. Either way, I would expect an email from the “temporary” principal or at the very least be given his email in case we need to contact him. The email also said “I want you to know we have a plan in place to support staff, kids, and families.” So far I haven’t heard anything more about this plan or seen anything. Sorry, but this has been a complete debacle. It feels like the ship is sailing but with no captain. Just FCPS for you I guess.

OMG. Just stop. Did your kid get to school today? Was lunch served? Were there teachers instructing children? Were the lights on? Did the bus deliver your child back at the end of the day?

Get your anxiety treated and stop with this need to see a plan today. Debacle? The level of entitlement and melodrama is embarrassing. I feel sad for your kids, not because of what their principal did, but because their parent can’t function without attempting to control everything and stir up unnecessary drama.

So in other words, you can’t answer the question. I guess we should all just be thankful our kids are in the building since the whole virtual learning thing. I’m simply asking for some follow up on what was originally communicated to us. And as for drama? I have a feeling you are in the thick of it my dear.

Just because they're not emailing the parents doesn't mean they're not doing anything. Let me guess - you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader and are super anxious about the lack of communication in general?

Extra communication to parents of kindergartener and 1st grader should happen. Any teacher or administration worth anything knows that. You can't count on kids that age ti remember things or pass on information.

+1 so glad to see some reasonable thinking parents on here!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we have all been blindsided by this. It is so shocking. My emotions range from shock, sadness, and anger. We have yet to receive any updates or support as promised.

They found out about on Thursday. It’s now Monday. What supports do you need? A grief counselor?

No, the Navy community found out about this almost a week ago on Tuesday, 9/6. It is now nearly a week later. We have yet to hear anything from our new principal or any updates from the regional principal for that matter. Gossip is rampant, kids are upset, and there is talk now of writing letters of support. There has been no plan presented to help families with emotions. The whole situation is highly disturbing and it’s been handled poorly.

What exactly do you want them to say or do? They can’t tell us anything and you know that. The school is functioning normally and, as a Navy parent, that’s my most important concern. Any emotions my kid may have, we can address at home. I have no issue with how it’s been handled.

So you don’t think the new principal should have emailed the community to introduce himself?

There is no new principal yet. The regional principal is stepping in on a very temporary basis as a stopgap measure. This is not the same thing as hiring an interim principal. The search for an interim is most almost certainly in the works. I'm sure that person will introduce themselves to the school community once they are officially appointed to the role. Give it a minute to let them do a search for the most appropriate replacement. I would rather they not rush and just put in whoever.

I am not sure what kind of emotional support you are expecting from the school. Whatever you are feeling is probably being felt by the staff and teachers times 100. They worked with him every day and probably feel upset/betrayed. Let them focus on educating our children. That's why we send them to school. If you need a therapist for yourself or your kids to talk this through, then deal with that on your own.

And maybe in the future don't put people on such a pedestal. Humans are fallible and make mistakes, even terrible mistakes. Maybe you've never had someone you respected or cared about disappoint you before. I guess you've been lucky. It happens every day. It's a good life lesson for your children to learn.

This is such a sensible post. It's telling how quickly it was discounted.

The first paragraph is very sensible and should have been communicated to Navy parents. Like the other parent said, we are now just reading this on DCUM. No one knows there is even a search for an interim principal. We assumed the guy stepping in was the interim principal.

And yes I have been “disappointed” by people I have cared about. That’s a very mild term. The Navy principal driving drunk and fleeing the scene wasn’t simply a disappointment. It was a crime and it’s shocking.

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There was an AP arrested at a Target for shoplifting a huge amount a few years ago. She was promptly reinstated as an AP at a middle school the following year, assuming following treatment. It's in the news if you research it.

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Anonymous wrote:There was an AP arrested at a Target for shoplifting a huge amount a few years ago. She was promptly reinstated as an AP at a middle school the following year, assuming following treatment. It's in the news if you research it.

That was already discussed earlier in the thread. I believe the charges were dismissed, but either way she didn’t get to go back to her original school. She has been shuffled around. And her actions, while despicable, didn’t put people’s lives at risk.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we have all been blindsided by this. It is so shocking. My emotions range from shock, sadness, and anger. We have yet to receive any updates or support as promised.

They found out about on Thursday. It’s now Monday. What supports do you need? A grief counselor?

No, the Navy community found out about this almost a week ago on Tuesday, 9/6. It is now nearly a week later. We have yet to hear anything from our new principal or any updates from the regional principal for that matter. Gossip is rampant, kids are upset, and there is talk now of writing letters of support. There has been no plan presented to help families with emotions. The whole situation is highly disturbing and it’s been handled poorly.

What exactly do you want them to say or do? They can’t tell us anything and you know that. The school is functioning normally and, as a Navy parent, that’s my most important concern. Any emotions my kid may have, we can address at home. I have no issue with how it’s been handled.

So you don’t think the new principal should have emailed the community to introduce himself?

There is no new principal yet. The regional principal is stepping in on a very temporary basis as a stopgap measure. This is not the same thing as hiring an interim principal. The search for an interim is most almost certainly in the works. I'm sure that person will introduce themselves to the school community once they are officially appointed to the role. Give it a minute to let them do a search for the most appropriate replacement. I would rather they not rush and just put in whoever.

I am not sure what kind of emotional support you are expecting from the school. Whatever you are feeling is probably being felt by the staff and teachers times 100. They worked with him every day and probably feel upset/betrayed. Let them focus on educating our children. That's why we send them to school. If you need a therapist for yourself or your kids to talk this through, then deal with that on your own.

And maybe in the future don't put people on such a pedestal. Humans are fallible and make mistakes, even terrible mistakes. Maybe you've never had someone you respected or cared about disappoint you before. I guess you've been lucky. It happens every day. It's a good life lesson for your children to learn.

How do you know this? None of this was communicated in the original email. I just went back and read it and it said nothing about a search for an interim principal. It was not clear the new principal was only temporary. Either way, I would expect an email from the “temporary” principal or at the very least be given his email in case we need to contact him. The email also said “I want you to know we have a plan in place to support staff, kids, and families.” So far I haven’t heard anything more about this plan or seen anything. Sorry, but this has been a complete debacle. It feels like the ship is sailing but with no captain. Just FCPS for you I guess.

OMG. Just stop. Did your kid get to school today? Was lunch served? Were there teachers instructing children? Were the lights on? Did the bus deliver your child back at the end of the day?

Get your anxiety treated and stop with this need to see a plan today. Debacle? The level of entitlement and melodrama is embarrassing. I feel sad for your kids, not because of what their principal did, but because their parent can’t function without attempting to control everything and stir up unnecessary drama.

So in other words, you can’t answer the question. I guess we should all just be thankful our kids are in the building since the whole virtual learning thing. I’m simply asking for some follow up on what was originally communicated to us. And as for drama? I have a feeling you are in the thick of it my dear.

Just because they're not emailing the parents doesn't mean they're not doing anything. Let me guess - you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader and are super anxious about the lack of communication in general?

Extra communication to parents of kindergartener and 1st grader should happen. Any teacher or administration worth anything knows that. You can't count on kids that age ti remember things or pass on information.

Oh please, the kindergarteners don't even know who the hell he is yet.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like we have all been blindsided by this. It is so shocking. My emotions range from shock, sadness, and anger. We have yet to receive any updates or support as promised.

They found out about on Thursday. It’s now Monday. What supports do you need? A grief counselor?

No, the Navy community found out about this almost a week ago on Tuesday, 9/6. It is now nearly a week later. We have yet to hear anything from our new principal or any updates from the regional principal for that matter. Gossip is rampant, kids are upset, and there is talk now of writing letters of support. There has been no plan presented to help families with emotions. The whole situation is highly disturbing and it’s been handled poorly.

What exactly do you want them to say or do? They can’t tell us anything and you know that. The school is functioning normally and, as a Navy parent, that’s my most important concern. Any emotions my kid may have, we can address at home. I have no issue with how it’s been handled.

So you don’t think the new principal should have emailed the community to introduce himself?

There is no new principal yet. The regional principal is stepping in on a very temporary basis as a stopgap measure. This is not the same thing as hiring an interim principal. The search for an interim is most almost certainly in the works. I'm sure that person will introduce themselves to the school community once they are officially appointed to the role. Give it a minute to let them do a search for the most appropriate replacement. I would rather they not rush and just put in whoever.

I am not sure what kind of emotional support you are expecting from the school. Whatever you are feeling is probably being felt by the staff and teachers times 100. They worked with him every day and probably feel upset/betrayed. Let them focus on educating our children. That's why we send them to school. If you need a therapist for yourself or your kids to talk this through, then deal with that on your own.

And maybe in the future don't put people on such a pedestal. Humans are fallible and make mistakes, even terrible mistakes. Maybe you've never had someone you respected or cared about disappoint you before. I guess you've been lucky. It happens every day. It's a good life lesson for your children to learn.

How do you know this? None of this was communicated in the original email. I just went back and read it and it said nothing about a search for an interim principal. It was not clear the new principal was only temporary. Either way, I would expect an email from the “temporary” principal or at the very least be given his email in case we need to contact him. The email also said “I want you to know we have a plan in place to support staff, kids, and families.” So far I haven’t heard anything more about this plan or seen anything. Sorry, but this has been a complete debacle. It feels like the ship is sailing but with no captain. Just FCPS for you I guess.

OMG. Just stop. Did your kid get to school today? Was lunch served? Were there teachers instructing children? Were the lights on? Did the bus deliver your child back at the end of the day?

Get your anxiety treated and stop with this need to see a plan today. Debacle? The level of entitlement and melodrama is embarrassing. I feel sad for your kids, not because of what their principal did, but because their parent can’t function without attempting to control everything and stir up unnecessary drama.

So in other words, you can’t answer the question. I guess we should all just be thankful our kids are in the building since the whole virtual learning thing. I’m simply asking for some follow up on what was originally communicated to us. And as for drama? I have a feeling you are in the thick of it my dear.

Just because they're not emailing the parents doesn't mean they're not doing anything. Let me guess - you have a Kindergartener or 1st grader and are super anxious about the lack of communication in general?

Extra communication to parents of kindergartener and 1st grader should happen. Any teacher or administration worth anything knows that. You can't count on kids that age ti remember things or pass on information.

Oh please, the kindergarteners don't even know who the hell he is yet.

I think PP was referring to increased communication in general, not specifically related to the principal.

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Northern Virginia Magazine just recently ran an article about this and they say Mr. Coch is still being held in jail. Could that be right?

https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2022/09/16/fcps-principal-dui-arrest/

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Anonymous wrote:Northern Virginia Magazine just recently ran an article about this and they say Mr. Coch is still being held in jail. Could that be right?

https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2022/09/16/fcps-principal-dui-arrest/

No. They also got the date of the incident wrong. Really bad journalism here.

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Anonymous wrote:Northern Virginia Magazine just recently ran an article about this and they say Mr. Coch is still being held in jail. Could that be right?

https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2022/09/16/fcps-principal-dui-arrest/

No. They also got the date of the incident wrong. Really bad journalism here.

Do you know for sure he’s out of jail?

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Anonymous wrote:Northern Virginia Magazine just recently ran an article about this and they say Mr. Coch is still being held in jail. Could that be right?

https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2022/09/16/fcps-principal-dui-arrest/

No. They also got the date of the incident wrong. Really bad journalism here.

Do you know for sure he’s out of jail?

When you go to the actual records, it says bond was given on 9/6/22. I assume that to mean he was released on bond. The dates of the incident was 9/2/22. So he spent the long Labor Day weekend in jail.

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Any update ? Articles stated Oct 12 was a court date

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Anonymous wrote:Any update ? Articles stated Oct 12 was a court date

It took me about a minute to do an online search. Continued to November 14.

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Anonymous wrote:Any update ? Articles stated Oct 12 was a court date

It took me about a minute to do an online search. Continued to November 14.

I googled and didn’t see that info anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Any update ? Articles stated Oct 12 was a court date

It took me about a minute to do an online search. Continued to November 14.

I googled and didn’t see that info anywhere.

Because you have to be a little more inquisitive than simply Googling a name. All I did was search “Loudoun County Court.”

https://www.vacourts.gov/courts/gd/loudoun/home.html

From there, I went to the bar on the right and clicked on “General District Court Case Information.” That took me to their search function on the left. I typed in his last name.

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Anonymous wrote:Any update ? Articles stated Oct 12 was a court date

It took me about a minute to do an online search. Continued to November 14.

I think it’s safe to say he won’t be back to Navy anytime soon, if at all.