Principal placed on leave during locker room theft investigation at Oakwood HS resigns

OAKWOOD — Oakwood High School principal Paul Waller has resigned, according to a spokesperson from the district.

Waller’s resignation follows a months-long investigation into theft in the girls’ locker room. He has been on administrative leave since Feb. 2.

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In January 2024, a male high school student was found in the girls’ locker room, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

He was going through student backpacks and taking female clothing.

In an email obtained by News Center 7 through a public records request, on Feb. 2, one Oakwood player told Waller that she was “truly disgusted” by the situation.

“At first, I was very angry and I was hoping that ‘the school will deal with it’ would be true…However, it did not go that way,” she wrote. “Instead, we had to beg for even a suspension after a kid in our school went through our locker room and stole stuff repeatedly for who knows how long.”

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Waller became the Oakwood High School principal in 2009. The spokesperson said he submitted his resignation on June 5.

Oakwood leaders will begin searching for a new high school principal immediately, the spokesperson said.

News Center 7 last asked for an update on the investigation in March.

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