Charge against former Morgantown elementary principal dismissed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — The misdemeanor charge from 2023 of failure to report against former North Elementary School principal Natalie Webb has been dismissed.
According to a press release from Webb's attorney Drew Capuder, the charge, which stemmed from an investigation of an incident that happened in January 2023, was dismissed on Jan. 21, 2025.
Webb was principal of North Elementary School in Morgantown when the incident happened after which multiple staff were placed on leave and then-vice principal Carol Muniz was charged with battery for reportedly striking a disruptive 8-year-old student in the head, according to criminal complaints filed against Webb and Muniz several months after the incident.
Webb's attorney cited W.Va. State Code §49-2-803, which makes eyewitnesses responsible for making reports to Child Protective Services, and said that Webb did not witness the incident.
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Capuder released the following statement from Webb after the charge was dismissed:
'I am thankful the misdemeanor charge has been dismissed. This has been a challenging time for my family and me. I am very disappointed in the way I was treated by the Superintendent and the Monongalia County Board of Education. From the very beginning of their investigation, I feel as if they considered me to be guilty until proven innocent. After vigorously defending my actions and navigating legal hurdles, I have been vindicated by the dismissal.'
Natalie Webb
According to the West Virginia Judiciary's Magistrate Case database, Carol Muniz was found not guilty on the battery charge in March 2024.
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