A Durham (North Carolina) school district principal and two administrators have been indicted on charges of obstructing an investigation, Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced.
The Raleigh News & Observer reports that the indictments stem from a 2024 incident at Eno Valley Elementary School. Lewis said the incident involved "student safety and subsequent court orders and law enforcement inquiries.”
Court documents show that three women have been charged with 17 felonies related to a child-abuse investigation at Eno Valley. The investigation centered on a photo showing a child with autism who was tied to a chair in November 2024.
Ayesha Hunter, the school system’s senior executive director of employee relations, was charged with eight felonies: six counts of obstructing justice and two counts of perjury, according to court documents. Her charges related to statements she made to law enforcement, information she withheld from law enforcement, and statements she made in court.
Tanya Janique Giovanni, deputy superintendent for administrative, legal and compliance services, has been charged with five counts of obstructing justice. The indictment says her statements to law enforcement and during a court hearing hindered the investigation.
Touyna Clayton Wright, the principal at Eno Valley, has been charged with four felonies: three counts of obstructing justice and one count of perjury. Wright’s indictment says that between Nov. 25, 2024, and Oct. 27, 2025, she obstructed or hindered the investigation.
Wright allegedly lied about when she learned about a photo and who told her about it.
The Durham school district has undertaken a separate investigation, and the three administrators have been suspended with pay, Lewis said.
“Because active legal and personnel matters are ongoing, there are limits on what additional details I can share at this time.”
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