Covington Principal Arrested, District Halts New Dress Code Policy Amidst Backlash
The Covington school district has indefinitely suspended its controversial new dress code policy after the elementary school principal was arrested Thursday on charges of coercing students to follow a grooming mandate that critics labeled discriminatory. The principal, in custody since the morning, faces three counts of intimidation and reckless endangerment amid parent protests that drew national media attention. The district’s board released a statement citing a “complete breakdown in trust” while launching an internal investigation into the policy’s forced implementation.