JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A former Duval County principal could lose his job after bringing a gun to campus in September.
Action News Jax told you when then-Baldwin Middle-Senior High School Principal Michael Smith was reassigned after a firearm was found in his car on campus.
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Smith was appointed principal after the school’s former principal was arrested in June for failing to report possible teacher sexual misconduct.
Duval County School Police Chief Jackson Short said in September that Smith was issued a criminal citation after violating Florida State Statute. It was a misdemeanor charge and requires a court appearance, Short said, and Smith was not taken into custody.
According to Duval County court records, that charge was dropped Thursday, Nov. 5 after Smith successfully completed a pre-trial intervention program.
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The Duval County School Board will decide at its meeting on Monday night if Smith will be fired, citing misconduct.
Also during Monday night’s meeting, the Board will also consider changing district policy to allow guns in cars on school campuses.
In the weeks after Smith was charged, the district’s handbook policy review committee submitted the policy revision.
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Even though Florida law does allow for some guns to be stores inside of cars on school property, Duval County has opted out of that policy.
School board members could decide to allow administrators, employees, parents, and contractors to have a legally possessed firearm stored securely in their cars.
That policy revision, if adopted, would not extend to students.
Action News Jax will update you when the board makes decisions on Smith’s employment, and on changes to the gun policy.
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