Crosstown High loses principal after student walkout
Caroline Bauman
Caroline Bauman serves as Chalkbeat Tennessee’s community editor and writes about Tennessee schools. Bauman has a masters degree from the University of Missouri as a Thurgood Marshall Fellow. When she’s not working, you can almost certainly find her enjoying BBQ nachos at Central or live music at the Levitt Shell.
Crosstown parents and students were told principal Alexis Gwin-Miller was no longer employed at the school. It’s not clear if Gwin-Miller resigned or was fired.
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