Scott High School’s principal is “the subject of a Kenton County police investigation into inappropriate and potentially illegal conduct involving minors off school grounds,” according to Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders.
In an email to LINK nky, Sanders added that “to my knowledge, the allegations do not involve anything sexual.”
Kenton County Assistant Police Chief Jim Gilpin told LINK nky partner WCPO that the investigation was launched after police received videos of Anthony Procaccino allegedly involved in underage drinking with students.
Kenton County School District’s Director of Public Information and Community Engagement, Jess Dykes, told LINK nky that the district is aware of the investigation.
“This is a personnel matter,” Dykes said. “We are cooperating with police.”
Cody Wolf, an assistant principal at Scott High School, has been named interim principal.
Procaccino was named principal of Scott High School on July 1, 2024, according to a tweet from the district. Before that, he was the principal at White’s Tower Elementary School for 10 years.
The KCSD is pleased to announce that Tony Procaccino has been named the new principal at Scott High School, effective July 1, 2024.
Mr. Procaccino has been the principal at White's Tower Elementary for the last 10 school years.@ScottEagles @principalproc pic.twitter.com/AzJmioJ7sC — Kenton County School District (@TheKCSD) April 4, 2024
While at White’s Tower, according to court documents, Procaccino was named in a lawsuit alleging negligence that was filed in 2021. The lawsuit alleges that a student at the elementary school repeatedly attempted self harm while at school and that the school and its leaders were negligent as a result.
Two teachers were named in the lawsuit, along with Procaccino, who as the principal “was charged with the responsibility to supervise the conduct of the teacher’s aids,” according to the suit.
The lawsuit is ongoing; a deposition on the case was filed on the same day Procaccino was named principal at Scott.
Dykes said the district does not have comment on the ongoing lawsuit.