Solon principal accused of misconduct says ‘fake email’ sent under ‘false name’ sparked probe
Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Solon High School principal placed on leave last month while the district and police investigate allegations of inappropriate conduct says that the investigation was sparked by someone who used an alias to send a “fraudulent email” to levy the accusations.
Erin Short said in a statement through her attorney that “the sender of this email created a fictitious email account by using a false name in order to falsely accuse me of inappropriate conduct.”
“It is an unfortunate sign of the times that anyone can hide behind a computer, create a fake email account and defame anyone of their choosing with a few key strokes,” the statement read.