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Hamilton Co. Schools Employee Suspended

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin  A Hamilton County teacher may be to blame for a flood at a local high school earlier this week.Teacher Michael Brumlow has been suspended without pay.  Brumlow is also the fire chief with the Sequoyah Fire Department.NewsChannel 9's Jerry Askin spoke to the chairman of the Sequoyah Volunteer firefighter who explains why she's surprised about the suspension.Mike Brumlow is a special assignments teacher who works at several middle and high schools in the district. We're told Brumlow and a few of his firefighters often does practice drills at the school in the evenings.But a school spokesperson says it actually violates school policy."I just couldn't imagine how they screwed up like that," says Aaron Frady.Sequoyah High School senior Aaron Frady says the volunteer fire department in the area made a big mistake on Monday. We're told the firefighters were doing a practice fire drill after hours... when the automotive and welding areas in the school flooded.   Frady wants firefighters to be more careful."They should practice better and do a better job with what they're doing," says Frady.Students like Ashley Hixson, says things could have gotten worse."It could have flooded the entire school," says Hixson.The principal at Sequoyah High School declined an on-camera interview, but says what happened, never affected the education of the students.A school spokesperson tells us it's against district policy to operate on school property without permission from the school district.  Many parents worry how much money could have been wasted if major damage was done."Your tax money has got to redo it and revamp it," says parent Gilda Gann.NewsChannel 9's Jerry Askin stopped by the volunteer fire department to speak with Brumley. No one answered, but he spoke by phone to the chairperson over the volunteer fire department."I know training has happened in times past -- and it's never been a problem," says Wendy Senters,chairperson of the volunteer fire department.She questions why the school district has waited to now to say something."I've never had any kind of notifications of any about any problem because of any training on school grounds," says Senters.We're told Brumlow is still working as fire chief in Sequoyah.  No word on how long the investigation might take. We'll keep you posted as the investigation unfolds.

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