WCBOE deeply saddened to announce passing of assistant principal

The Wicomico County Board of Education has released the following statement regarding the passing of David Allen Miles, an Assistant Principal of James M. Bennett High School:

“The Wicomico County Board of Education and Wicomico County Public Schools are deeply saddened today to share the news of the untimely passing of “David” Allen Miles, an Assistant Principal of James M. Bennett High School. Mr. Miles was a beloved administrator in several schools, and we share our heartfelt condolences with his family, colleagues, and students.

“Support will be available for staff and students at James M. Bennett High School. Staff members were given the sad news after dismissal today, and school families will receive a call with the news tonight.

“Mr. Miles, 45, was a 1989 graduate of James M. Bennett High. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bowie State University in 1993, and a master’s degree in Divinity from Virginia Union University in 2001. While a staff member with Baltimore City Public Schools, Mr. Miles took part in the Resident Teacher Program, taking education classes through the College of Notre Dame and Howard University. He earned his Administrator I endorsement through the University of Phoenix.

“Wicomico County Public Schools welcomed Mr. Miles in 2007, as a Social Studies teacher at Choices Academy. He went on to serve as Dean of Students  at Choices (2009) and Bennett Middle (2012). He was named an Assistant Principal of Wicomico High in 2014, and became an Assistant Principal at James M. Bennett High in 2016.”