Sequatchie County High School principal reinstated

SEQUATCHIE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Sequatchie County high school principal who was demoted, gets his old position back.

The Sequatchie County Director of Schools says Tommy Layne was reinstated as principal of Sequatchie County High School, effective on Thursday.

In the Fall, Layne was reassigned to a teaching job at an elementary school in the district.

Students and parents were upset the longtime principal was demoted and a petition was started to have him reinstated.