The principal and athletic director of Mesa (Ariz.) High School will not face charges or be prosecuted for failure to meet mandatory reporting requirements of a gun on campus.
According to 12 News, the Mesa police department investigated the two school leaders for failure to report a gun on campus. At the conclusion of that investigation, law enforcement submitted charges to the Mesa City Prosecutors’ office against both principal Kirk Thomas and athletic director David Klecka. However, the prosecutor’s office declined the request for charges.
The office did not provide a specific reason why the charges were declined, but AZ Family noted that Arizona’s mandatory reporting laws did not go into effect until after Feb. 2025…