Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 17:07     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Personnel matters are always going to go extra slow because you're going to have layers of lawyers etc being involved. Each involved party is going to have a lawyer, and they're going to want to read things, comment, etc.

It could possibly be delayed from public release by a FOIA request, depending on how that process works and who is involved.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 16:37     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Anonymous wrote:I’m hearing the investigation into Hayfield is complete and the School Board has had the report for weeks. Why has it not been released to the public? Is Reid hiding it?


Serious question: Are they allowed to just not release it? This seems like information that should be available to the public, obviously with student names and identifying information redacted.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 09:54     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
For sure Fairfax Times has already asked for it and is waiting. FCPS slows walks FOIA request.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 09:42     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Anonymous wrote:I've heard the report is pretty damning for Reid, Boyd, and Principal Thompson and there is concern about releasing it publicly.


If Fairfax times asked for it under FOIA would they say it’s all privileged?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 09:22     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
They can't hide it forever!

Someone should ask about it at the next SB meeting?

Or email their SB member.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 08:34     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
I've heard the report is pretty damning for Reid, Boyd, and Principal Thompson and there is concern about releasing it publicly.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 05:44     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Maybe they don’t want to shine light on the “homeless” kids skyrocketing at Hayfield during all of this.
Anonymous
Post 01/15/2026 22:31     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
I’m hearing the investigation into Hayfield is complete and the School Board has had the report for weeks. Why has it not been released to the public? Is Reid hiding it?
Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 03:00     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Anonymous wrote:What I find interesting in his email to staff is that he specifically mentioned "applied, interviewed, accepted". He didn't want it to look like this new role was just given to him, that he was being removed from his school & handed/gifted a county-based leadership position.

That said, those of us who have been in Ffx for the long haul know differently/better.


The email was to everyone. Staff were not told ahead of time. Other Administrators at Hayfield were not told ahead of time. We all found out late Friday evening. He was removed and this is not a promotion.

Anonymous
Post 09/04/2025 02:58     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
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Anonymous wrote:And for every “promotion” to Gatehouse the county could be hiring 3 new teachers with the salary saved if the employee was let go instead of being “promoted”.


Meh. I’m not so sure. It’s really difficult to fire someone if they haven’t done something like shown up to work completely wasted and stealing funds. He could’ve easily fought it and then the county would’ve paid out a lot more in legal fees.


He barely showed up to work. Most of the time he was "working from home". Is that what a Principal should do?


No. Of course not. What is your point and how is it related to the post you are replying to?


You can read I assume? Someone said there are no reasons for him to be fired. I’m giving one. Usually not showing up for your job is a good reason.


Are you really this dense? FCPS would have to show a pattern of him not showing up for work and the impact that had on operations. They would have to show that he was warned about it and given an opportunity to correct it. Do you know how difficult that is to do when your supervisor (the region asst supt) doesn’t even work in the same location? I’m not saying that this behavior is acceptable. What I’m saying is that it’s really difficult for an employer to fire someone for this reason. The same holds true for teachers. Unless they’re doing g something so publicly egregious, it’s really, really difficult to fire someone who is sub-par. Not impossible. Just difficult.


You definitely don’t know what dense means. You also contradicted yourself. Someone said you need reasons to fire him and I gave one. How the proof is gathered is a different conversation. Was he a terrible principal and deserve to be fired for MANY reasons? Absolutely. You are getting worked up over nothing. Calm down.

The football scandal wasn’t even ever proven. The school was bashed in the media and bsred by the states high school league on som "I’m white and I say so stuff”. The principal has been a victim of racism/white supremacy.


No, he is actually just a terrible Principal. Heard it directly from the mouths of many staff members, parents and students of all races. Not to mention I experienced it myself. Hayfield is celebrating his departure!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2025 09:53     Subject: Hayfield Principal Moving to Gatehouse
Anonymous wrote:Applied interviewed and accepted doesn't mean anything other than he sent an application in and interviewed. Doesn't mean he wasn't forced to move.


Were you born yesterday? FCPS, like any large employer, will offer “options” to people, i.e., find a different,
lower position in the organization or we’ll move forward with dismissal.