Henrico High School track coach fired after inappropriate social media messages to student circulate
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Henrico County Public Schools officials fired Henrico High School track coach Jourdan Davis-DeWitt June 2, after posts circulating on social media showed inappropriate messages sent from a social media account under Davis-DeWitt’s name to an underage student.
Davis-DeWitt was employed by HCPS as a track coach at Henrico High starting this spring until his removal this week, HCPS spokesperson Eileen Cox told the Citizen Tuesday. Davis-DeWitt also worked at J.R. Tucker High School as a school security officer from Aug. 26, 2024 until May 16, when he was terminated for a reason unrelated to his removal from his coaching position, Cox said.
HCPS does not comment on personnel matters, Cox said.
In a June 2 social media post, an account under the name of parent Rodney Butler showed messages purportedly sent through Instagram Direct Message from the account in Davis-DeWitt’s name to Butler’s daughter, a 16-year-old student at Manchester High School in Chesterfield.
In the messages, the account in Davis-DeWitt’s name responds to an Instagram story Butler’s daughter posted of herself with the comments, “Tryna be grown” and “I actually almost said sum else I stopped myself.” The account in Davis-DeWitt’s name later messaged the student, “When you turn 18 and if you’re single hit me.”
Attempts to reach Davis-DeWitt and Butler have been unsuccessful.
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Liana Hardy is the Citizen’s Report for America Corps member and education reporter. Her position is dependent upon reader support; make a tax-deductible contribution to the Citizen through RFA here.
