A Logan County, West Virginia middle school principal was arrested at his own school on Tuesday and now faces charges of public intoxication and child neglect creating risk. Michael Bryan Kidd, 41, was taken into custody by Logan police after officers met with a member of the county board of education, then arraigned in Logan County Magistrate Court. Logan County Schools confirmed Kidd was the employee removed from duty over the charges, stating he remains off the job pending further review and consideration of appropriate action.
The district said it became aware of allegations involving conduct while on duty and responded promptly, but it did not release specifics about what those allegations involve. That gap between confirmation and detail is where most of the community conversation is happening right now, especially among parents who want to know what their children were exposed to and when adults in the building knew something was wrong.
The case raises the bigger question every school district eventually faces: how transparent should a school system be when an employee is accused of misconduct on campus? Removal from duty is a start, but parents often want a timeline, a process, and a clear explanation of what safeguards kicked in. Kidd’s next court steps are pending, and the district’s review continues.
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