Tri-Cities High School Coach Kenneth Miller says he plans to file suit against the school district after being suspended for physically confronting a student in an altercation where the student was found to be armed. | Pixabay
Tri-Cities High School Coach Kenneth Miller says he plans to file suit against the school district after being suspended for physically confronting a student in an altercation where the student was found to be armed. | Pixabay
Tri-Cities High School Coach Kenneth Miller says he plans to file suit against the school district after being suspended for physically confronting a student in an altercation where the student was found to be armed.
This comes as Miller’s attorney received the results of the GaPSC investigation last week stating the case presented “no violations of law and should be dismissed immediately and expunged," according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.
"This is the strongest evidence yet that Coach Miller did nothing wrong, and the Fulton County Schools proposed suspension is completely unwarranted," FOX 5 reports attorney Allen Lightcap wrote in a statement released last week.
The incident in question occurred as Miller was asked to investigate reports that some students had brought guns on campus. Eyewitness reports and bodycam footage showing one girl acting with aggression toward Miller, with things turning physical after she is seen smacking his hand. At that point Miller grabbed the girl, fearing for his safety.
According to FOX 5, a loaded gun was found in the bag of the female student Miller had the encounter with. A second gun was found on campus later that day.
Throughout the investigation, Miller maintains he began searching students on campus that day after he found weapons at the school, and once he approached the student she became belligerent and aggressive.
As his federal lawsuit against the school district moves forward through the court system, attorneys for Miller have confirmed the veteran coach now faces a 20-day unpaid suspension that was set to commence on April 11. School officials settled on the suspension after initially seeking to have Miller fired.
An internal school investigation found Miller's conduct to be unprofessional and in violation of the Fulton County Board of Education Policy and Georgia Professional Standard Commission's Code of Ethics for Georgia Educators, FOX 5 reports.
The coach has been on paid administrative leave and off campus since September, the report states.
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