East Silver Spring ES Ass't. Principal Justine Pfeiffer now appointed Asst. Principal at Thurgood Marshall ES amid controversy over police treatment of boy

Justine Pfeiffer, who was the assistant principal at East Silver Spring Elementary School, was involved in an incident with a kindergarten child at the school. The child was screamed at, threatened, and handcuffed. The incident caught national attention.  Now Ms. Pfeiffer is being moved to Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, where she will hold the position of Assistant Principal.

Former East Silver Spring assistant principal now at Thurgood Marshall Elementary. Story by reporter Caitlynn Peetz. Full story here.

A former administrator at East Silver Spring Elementary School who was investigated for her role in an incident in which a 5-year-old was berated and handcuffed by police has begun a new job at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Gaithersburg.

In April, Assistant Principal Justine Pfeiffer was put on administrative leave as the school district investigated its staff members’ involvement in the incident, which was caught on police body camera footage and sparked widespread outrage.