Bradley White
FLORENCE-The Calhoun County Board of Education held a call meeting on Wednesday, November 13 where the choral teacher, Bradley White abruptly resigned from his job at Alexandria High School.
White, 27 resigned amid allegations of inappropriate contact with minors via social media.
He was arrested Thursday and charged with distribution of obscene material to a student and school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of 19. His bond is set at $6000 for each offense and a court date has been set for December 9, 2019.
The Florence City Schools issued a statement regarding the resignation of Bradley White who resigned in March of 2018:
Normally, pursuant to legal advice, the Florence City Schools does not comment on individual personnel matters. This protects the rights of the employees and the interest of the Board of Education. In this case however, due to misleading news reports, an exception is being made.
In March, 2018, Mr. Bradley White was a non-tenured choral teacher at Florence High School. While he was talented, after several communications with his principal, it was believed he had classroom management issues that interfered with his ability to be an effective instructor.
In addition to his performance in the classroom, it was discovered on March 21, 2018, that Mr. White had been sending text messages during an ACT examination rather than performing his duty as a room supervisor for this high-stakes test. After a subsequent investigation by school administrators Mr. White resigned his position on March 22, 2018.
Florence City Schools is very familiar with the Alabama Department of Human Resources reporting requirements when it comes to inappropriate behavior by educators. No report was filed on Mr. White because there was no reason for such action. Mr. White was not successful with Florence City Schools, but teachers can improve in classroom management. Therefore, there was no reason to warn another school system not to hire him if we had been contacted.
“As educators, and most importantly, parents ourselves, it deeply saddens us to hear of anyone accused of taking advantage of a child, especially someone within a school system,” stated Dr. Jimmy Shaw. “We can reassure the parents of Florence City Schools that there had been no complaints of inappropriate behavior between students and Mr. White, the individual recently arrested in Calhoun County.”
It is the policy of Florence City Schools and its administrators to cooperate with law enforcement during any and all investigations which directly pertain to our school system or others.
Media Release/Carter Watkins/Communications Coordinator Florence City Schools
