Whistleblower who leaked video of student's injury settles lawsuit with Muscogee County schools

The whistleblower who leaked the video that led to a $25 million lawsuit by a separate plaintiff against the Muscogee County School District has settled his case with the district.

Eddie Powell was the assistant principal in charge of the district’s program for students with severe discipline violations on the day, three years ago, when a 13-year-old boy allegedly was body-slammed five times by a contracted behavior specialist.

Powell has agreed to drop his lawsuit against the school district in exchange for $305,000 and resigning from the district, effective Dec. 31, 2021, according to documents the Ledger-Enquirer received from the school district in response to a Georgia Open Records Act request.

In a statement to the L-E, the school district denies any liability in the case and said the district’s liability carrier, which is paying the amount, settled to avoid the expense and time of a trial.

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(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)