Navy ES Principal Arrested

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

Navy parent here as well.

He's been an awesome principal, very friendly, and very receptive to parents concerns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

+1 and that’s the bottom line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

That’s more attacking parents, not Navy. It was probably a teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

Agree, BUT he has been Navy’s principal for 10 years! Navy has an awesome reputation and he has NEVER given anyone a reason to see anything pff at school. Maybe he was having a crap day. Maybe he DOES have a problem. But once he clears up that problem and works on it, doesn’t he deserve a second chance after being so great at his job for a decade?

Have all of us NOT made bad judgements at times? Struggled with something? Do we NOT deserve second chances after a BIG mistake?

[Anonymous]

Possible that COVID/pandemic led to a drinking problem...seriously if you see his mugshot...no sane professional adult is that drunk at 2pm. My guess is he has been a functioning alcoholic and will now hopefully get the help he needs.

But his career is done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

Agree, BUT he has been Navy’s principal for 10 years! Navy has an awesome reputation and he has NEVER given anyone a reason to see anything pff at school. Maybe he was having a crap day. Maybe he DOES have a problem. But once he clears up that problem and works on it, doesn’t he deserve a second chance after being so great at his job for a decade?

Have all of us NOT made bad judgements at times? Struggled with something? Do we NOT deserve second chances after a BIG mistake?

I am in favor of second chances but DWI is a really big mistake. We had a family member killed by a drunk driver, that person had been given four chances before he killed my 1 year old cousin.

Please understand that there are a lot of people who don't see this as a simple mistake. It is serious. He is lucky he didn't kill anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

Agree, BUT he has been Navy’s principal for 10 years! Navy has an awesome reputation and he has NEVER given anyone a reason to see anything pff at school. Maybe he was having a crap day. Maybe he DOES have a problem. But once he clears up that problem and works on it, doesn’t he deserve a second chance after being so great at his job for a decade?

Have all of us NOT made bad judgements at times? Struggled with something? Do we NOT deserve second chances after a BIG mistake?

I am in favor of second chances but DWI is a really big mistake. We had a family member killed by a drunk driver, that person had been given four chances before he killed my 1 year old cousin.

Please understand that there are a lot of people who don't see this as a simple mistake. It is serious. He is lucky he didn't kill anyone.

+1 he cannot come back to Navy, no matter how badly some may want him to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a Navy parent and feel sorry for what had happened to Mr. Coch. He made mistakes but he was a good principal. Please stop attacking Navy ES.

I didn’t see anyone attacking Navy?

Maybe it was the previous comment about how the parents were driving him to drink.

I don't care how great a principal he was. He drove while drunk and it's a miracle he didn't hurt himself or someone else.

Agree, BUT he has been Navy’s principal for 10 years! Navy has an awesome reputation and he has NEVER given anyone a reason to see anything pff at school. Maybe he was having a crap day. Maybe he DOES have a problem. But once he clears up that problem and works on it, doesn’t he deserve a second chance after being so great at his job for a decade?

Have all of us NOT made bad judgements at times? Struggled with something? Do we NOT deserve second chances after a BIG mistake?

I am in favor of second chances but DWI is a really big mistake. We had a family member killed by a drunk driver, that person had been given four chances before he killed my 1 year old cousin.

Please understand that there are a lot of people who don't see this as a simple mistake. It is serious. He is lucky he didn't kill anyone.

+1 this exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

+1 Another Navy parent here and everyone I've spoken to would welcome him back with open arms.

I think that you are trolls. This is not the type of person that anyone would want making decisions that impact their child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

+1 Another Navy parent here and everyone I've spoken to would welcome him back with open arms.

I think that you are trolls. This is not the type of person that anyone would want making decisions that impact their child.

Not trolls at all. He has made multiple decisions as principal that have positively impacted my child. If we had ANY cause for concern in the years he has been at Navy, I would say don’t let him back. But he hasn’t shown any cause for concern. Once he has been rehabilitated, there are many navy parents who DO support him and are vouching for him. I would feel totally safe with my kids continuing to attend Navy with him there. The previous story gave someone FOUR chances. We aren’t saying give him that. We are saying ONE more chance since he hasn’t done this (in our eyes) before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

+1 Another Navy parent here and everyone I've spoken to would welcome him back with open arms.

I think that you are trolls. This is not the type of person that anyone would want making decisions that impact their child.

Not trolls at all. He has made multiple decisions as principal that have positively impacted my child. If we had ANY cause for concern in the years he has been at Navy, I would say don’t let him back. But he hasn’t shown any cause for concern. Once he has been rehabilitated, there are many navy parents who DO support him and are vouching for him. I would feel totally safe with my kids continuing to attend Navy with him there. The previous story gave someone FOUR chances. We aren’t saying give him that. We are saying ONE more chance since he hasn’t done this (in our eyes) before.

I'm also not a troll. I wouldn't have a safety concern if he returned. Unfortunately, I also think the odds of that are almost non existent.

According to the arrest records, it was his birthday. I suspect he was out at a lunch celebrating and things got out of hand. That's why I don't believe this is a long standing problem. I think he was excited for a 4 day weekend, met up with friends to celebrate, made the horrible decision not to call an Uber, panicked when he hit the house, and went home. All of those actions feel like a serious of human failings, not someone that can never be trusted again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

+1 Another Navy parent here and everyone I've spoken to would welcome him back with open arms.

I think that you are trolls. This is not the type of person that anyone would want making decisions that impact their child.

Not trolls at all. He has made multiple decisions as principal that have positively impacted my child. If we had ANY cause for concern in the years he has been at Navy, I would say don’t let him back. But he hasn’t shown any cause for concern. Once he has been rehabilitated, there are many navy parents who DO support him and are vouching for him. I would feel totally safe with my kids continuing to attend Navy with him there. The previous story gave someone FOUR chances. We aren’t saying give him that. We are saying ONE more chance since he hasn’t done this (in our eyes) before.

I think it would be great if you sent him a note expressing your appreciation and support. However, men with DWIs while in a position of authority in a public school system should be removed from their positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child attends Navy. The principal is honestly such an amazing guy (known him for 4 years now.) At least from the perspective of being principal, he has always been incredibly helpful and involved. My child was being bullied and he immediately took action. Even for the smallest concern, he followed up with a phone call, not just an email.

Honestly, most parents at Navy Elementary are extremely sad about this, and support him. We would all love him back once he gets through the legal process and of course gets help for himself. The day this happened, we had an off Friday. Who knows the situation? Perhaps relaxing at home and had too much? Either way, wrong actions and bad choices.

However, that does not undermine that he HAS been an awesome principal and never displayed any reason for concern at school…

+1 Another Navy parent here and everyone I've spoken to would welcome him back with open arms.

I think that you are trolls. This is not the type of person that anyone would want making decisions that impact their child.

Not trolls at all. He has made multiple decisions as principal that have positively impacted my child. If we had ANY cause for concern in the years he has been at Navy, I would say don’t let him back. But he hasn’t shown any cause for concern. Once he has been rehabilitated, there are many navy parents who DO support him and are vouching for him. I would feel totally safe with my kids continuing to attend Navy with him there. The previous story gave someone FOUR chances. We aren’t saying give him that. We are saying ONE more chance since he hasn’t done this (in our eyes) before.

I'm also not a troll. I wouldn't have a safety concern if he returned. Unfortunately, I also think the odds of that are almost non existent.

According to the arrest records, it was his birthday. I suspect he was out at a lunch celebrating and things got out of hand. That's why I don't believe this is a long standing problem. I think he was excited for a 4 day weekend, met up with friends to celebrate, made the horrible decision not to call an Uber, panicked when he hit the house, and went home. All of those actions feel like a serious of human failings, not someone that can never be trusted again.

*series of human failings, not serious

[Anonymous]

Mr. Coch was a good at his job & my kids love him. I hope he gets help.