His community likes him… and so do we: CHERRY BROOK, N.S. — A skirmish between a junior high school principal and one of his students is yet again playing out publicly after footage of the incident was posted online. Ken Fells, a 15-year employee of the Halifax Regional School Board, was removed from his post at Graham Creighton junior high school in Cherry Brook, N.S., after an altercation with a student on March 3. The young male student allegedly took “inappropriate” photos of a female student on his cellphone, then refused to turn it over to teachers. When Fells was called over, the student again refused to comply and attempted to take off down the hall, causing the principal to forcibly stop him. Residents in the tiny Nova Scotia community, located just northeast of Halifax, had rallied around Fells when news of the incident leaked out. The minute-long video — footage from the school’s surveillance camera — was posted Friday on YouTube by a regional magazine. The school board had reportedly refused to release the footage previously. It shows Fells blocking the student with his arm at the side of the hallway — with the student reacting by pushing back. The student then falls to the ground and Fells grabs him in a bearlike hug from behind, dragging him with some effort down the hall to the office. A large group of students gather around the scene, with another boy at one point trying to intervene. The school board has remained mum on Fells’ case and the incident, calling it a “personnel matter,” but details have trickled out through parents and students. Last week, the board voted to shuffle the veteran educator out of that role, but did not fire him. The RCMP has previously said it will not lay any charges.
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Someone We Actually Like: Principal Himming Up Jr High Student For Taking Nasty Pictures Then Pushing Him! [Video]
