Schools
Alpharetta High Principal Dunn Leaving School
Citing family medical issues, Alpharetta High's principal announced his departure in a letter sent in an e-mail.
Fulton County Schools administrators are hunting for another principal with the announcement today, Feb. 24, by Alpharetta High's Gene Dunn that he will be leaving the school.
Dunn sent a letter out via the school's e-mail newsletter system saying that he needed to leave the position because of serious family medical issues.
"I'm writing to tell you that I am stepping down as Principal of Alpharetta High School at the end of this year," Dunn said in his letter.
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(Read a copy of that letter here.)
"You may or may not know that my family has been plagued with several
challenging medical situations and I have not been able to properly support my family," Dunn said in that letter. "I love Alpharetta High School but I am a firm believe that family is first. While I consider the school community my extended family, it is my immediate family that needs more of my support at this time."
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Other principals in North Fulton have announced their retirements after more than 30 years in service.
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