Thursday, March 05, 2026

Pleasant Valley principal placed on administrative lead after domestic violence arrest


The Carthage R-9 Board of Education has reportedly placed Pleasant Valley Elementary principal Donald Cox on administrative leave after Webb City Police arrested Cox February 27 on a domestic assault charge.

Cox, 49, posted a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Webb City Municipal Court 1:30 p.m. April 1.

The Carthage R-9 Board of Education placed Brittany Thompson, can ELA instructional facilitator who is scheduled to be an assistant principal at Columbian Elementary next year, and Bobbie Murrell, an instructional coach who is scheduled to be an assistant principal at Steadley Elementary School next year, in charge of Pleasant Valley on an interim basis.







The board recently announced that Cox is transferring to Carthage Intermediate Center to serve as an assistant principal for the 2026-27 school year while continuing to serve as the district's safety reporting coordinator and Title 1 coordinator.



5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, Donald Cox, can kiss his career and azz goodbye!

Anonymous said...

If you don’t know the whole story, then you might want to keep your comments to yourself. He will get it dropped and will be back at work next school year.

Anonymous said...

That's easy for you to say.

Maybe you do know the whole story.

Maybe not.

Anonymous said...

What happened

Anonymous said...

8:39AM - Do you need to know the whole story? He was charged with a Crime, Domestic Violence with a Bond? This occurred and was written about in our Regional Area - His Reputation even if found Innocent will always be tied to this event - You can search Google and find it, it is on the majority of local News Services about it, it is on Meta(FB) and other Social Media Platforms, Blogs, and even on Case Net for the Next 100+Years - His Reputation is tied to this EVENT and will be the REST OF HIS LIFE - Even if he is found Not Guilty - - - This is how our World Works - - You are always under scrutiny and it is difficult to run from your past even if you were innocent - -