Mt. St. Joseph HS Principal resigns

BALTIMORE (MD)
ABC 2

[with video]

BALTIMORE (WMAR) –

The principal of Mount Saint Joseph High School has resigned after admitting to inappropriate communication with a student.

According to the school, Principal Barry Fitzpatrick’s resignation was accepted Monday. “Mount Saint Joseph High School requires our faculty and administrator to have only appropriate communications with our students,” said President George Andrews in a statement.

The school recently discovered communications from Fitzpatrick that he acknowledged were inappropriate.

Assistant Principal David Norton the Director of Studies will serve as Acting Principal.

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