PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The principals at both Pickerington high schools have been placed on administrative leave, according to the district.
Pickerington Local School District shared an update on its website stating Stacy Tennenbaum, the principal at Pickerington Central High School, and Mark Ulbrich, the principal at Pickerington North High School, were temporarily reassigned to work at the district’s central administrative offices while the district completes an investigation into “non-related complaints” involving each principal.
The district did not provide details about the complaints.
“It is the practice of the District to not publicly discuss personnel matters; therefore, no further information will be shared at this time,” the district wrote on its website.
The district Tennenbaum and Ulbrich were not escorted out of their schools.
On Wednesday, Pickerington parents and students expressed frustration over what they say is a lack of transparency from the district.
One parent said she emailed the superintendent, who declined to comment saying by law and out of respect of due process, he couldn't discuss the reasons behind the moves.
“It’s extremely hard to trust a school system and a school district when there is a lack of transparency,” said Carrie Frease, who is a student at Pickerington North.
Read the complete statement posted on the district website and sent to families:
Mrs. Stacy Tennenbaum and Mr. Mark Ulbrich have been placed on administrative leave from their principal positions at PHSC and PHSN respectively, and temporarily reassigned to work at Central Administrative Offices, while the District completes an independent investigation into non-related complaints involving each principal. The principals were not escorted out of their respective schools and prior to reassigning each principal, the District made arrangements to ensure sufficient administrative coverage was available.
It is the practice of the District to not publicly discuss personnel matters; therefore, no further information will be shared at this time.