Hawthorne Academy principal, assistant principal reassigned after CMS investigation into handling of reported sexual assaults

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Hawthorne Academy High School Principal Diann Weston and assistant principal Nina Adams have been permanently reassigned from their jobs.

The move comes after a months-long investigation by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools into the handling of reported sexual assaults at the school.

Breaking: Hawthorne Academy HS principal and assistant principal have been reassigned from their jobs following a CMS investigation. They were suspended after we uncovered a student who was suspended for reporting being sexually assaulted pic.twitter.com/gFEHx6zhwK
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Weston and Adams were previously suspended in November following a WBTV investigation that found a student was suspended after she reported being sexually assaulted.

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WBTV later talked with a second student who said she was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement after reporting being sexually assaulted that she felt prevented her from talking with police.

Details on the new jobs for Weston and Adams were not immediately available.

The message sent to Hawthorne Academy families late Monday said interim principal Mike Turney would continue in that role until a permanent principal was hired.

Related: ‘I was already scared.’ Second Hawthorne Academy HS student says she was told to stay silent about reported sexual assault

Students and parents were notified of the move in a message from district administrators late Tuesday afternoon.

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