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A Burke County Middle School principal and teacher have been suspended after a convicted sex offender was allowed to take part in a school function.
At a special meeting Monday, Burke County Board of Education members decided to suspend principal Linda Murray and Pat Hozey, a curriculum instructor at the school, board member Clay Walden said.
Murray was suspended 10 days with pay and Hozey was suspended five days with pay, Walden said. They were originally suspended without pay at an April 5 meeting. But the board's counsel advised paying them, pending an April 23 hearing.
he suspensions came after an April 1 function at the middle school. Hozey's husband, Ira D. Hozey , participated in folk dance activities, Walden said. Ira D. Hozey was convicted of child mole
sta
ion in 1995 and is a registered sex offender .
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"As a board, we felt this was something we had to do until everything is settled," Walden said. "Even if no one else in the county knew it, Mrs. Hozey knew it and used poor judgment bringing him to the school."
Walden said he and other board members received many phone calls from outraged parents after they learned Ira Hozey reportedly danced with the daughter of a Burke County police official.
"Mr. Hozey shouldn't even want to be around children," Walden said.
NAME: HOZEY, IRA DOZIER JR
RACE: W
SEX: M
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
HEIGHT: 6FT. 01IN.
WEIGHT: 225
HAIR COLOR: BAL
EYE COLOR: BRO
SCARS/MARKS/TATTOOS: SC R FGR <b
r>
ADD
RESS: <
span style='color:red'>415 VICTORY DRIVE </span>
CITY: WAYNESBORO
STATE: GA
ZIP: 30830
COUNTY: B
URKE
REGISTRATION DATE: 10/03/2003
CRIME: CHILD MOLESTATION
CONVICTION DATE: 10/23/1995
CONVICTION STATE: GA
RESIDENCE VERIFICATION DATE: 10/10/2003
A Burke County Middle School principal and teacher have been suspended after a convicted sex offender was allowed to take part in a school function.
At a special meeting Monday, Burke County Board of Education members decided to suspend principal Linda Murray and Pat Hozey, a curriculum instructor at the school, board member Clay Walden said.
Murray was suspended 10 days with pay and Hozey was suspended five days with pay, Walden said. They were originally suspended without pay at an April 5 meeting. But the board's counsel advised paying them, pending an April 23 hearing.
he suspensions came after an April 1 function at the middle school. Hozey's husband, Ira D. Hozey , participated in folk dance activities, Walden said. Ira D. Hozey was convicted of child mole
sta
ion in 1995 and is a registered sex offender .
n
"As a board, we felt this was something we had to do until everything is settled," Walden said. "Even if no one else in the county knew it, Mrs. Hozey knew it and used poor judgment bringing him to the school."
Walden said he and other board members received many phone calls from outraged parents after they learned Ira Hozey reportedly danced with the daughter of a Burke County police official.
"Mr. Hozey shouldn't even want to be around children," Walden said.
NAME: HOZEY, IRA DOZIER JR
RACE: W
SEX: M
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1930
HEIGHT: 6FT. 01IN.
WEIGHT: 225
HAIR COLOR: BAL
EYE COLOR: BRO
SCARS/MARKS/TATTOOS: SC R FGR <b
r>
ADD
RESS: <
span style='color:red'>415 VICTORY DRIVE </span>
CITY: WAYNESBORO
STATE: GA
ZIP: 30830
COUNTY: B
URKE
REGISTRATION DATE: 10/03/2003
CRIME: CHILD MOLESTATION
CONVICTION DATE: 10/23/1995
CONVICTION STATE: GA
RESIDENCE VERIFICATION DATE: 10/10/2003