Campbell High’s principal and athletic director have been assigned to other Cobb County schools for 2025-26 after their decision to fire the Smyrna school’s longtime basketball coaches led to public outcry and, eventually, the coaches’ reinstatement.
Principal Vanessa Watkins was named principal at Betty Gray Middle School in Mableton. She will be replaced at Campbell by Paul Gillihan, Wheeler High’s principal the past six years.
Athletic director James Thigpen was assigned to Kennesaw Mountain High…