Georgia assistant principal accused of stealing nearly $1K in Walmart merchandise at self-checkout

An adjunct main astatine a Georgia simple schoolhouse was arrested past Monday aft being linked to a bid of Walmart shoplifting incidents, wherever astir $1,000 worthy of merchandise was taken utilizing a discreet "stacking" method astatine self-checkout kiosks, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. 

Courtney Janell Shaw, 47, was reportedly caught connected camera placing aggregate items connected apical of 1 different and scanning lone 1 earlier exiting the store. She was booked into the Cherokee County jail, charged with 1 felony number of shoplifting, and released aboriginal that time connected a $4,875 bond, section outlet Cherokee Tribune said.

Authorities reportedly said Shaw stole 98 items, totaling $943.97, betwixt November and December of past year.

Free Home Elementary School successful Cherokee County said the two-decade seasoned pedagogue and parent of 1 was placed connected administrative leave.

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Courtney Shaw was arrested connected Jan. 19, 2026in transportation to aggregate shoplifting incidents astatine Walmart successful Georgia. (Fox 5; Google Maps)

"Immediately upon these allegations being reported, the worker was placed connected administrative permission pending the result of interior and instrumentality enforcement investigations," the territory told Fox 5. 

"Maintaining the information and information of our students and unit is our apical precedence and inappropriate behaviour volition ne'er beryllium tolerated."

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Courtney Shaw was arrested past Monday aft allegedly stealing astir $1,000 worthy of merchandise astatine Walmart successful Georgia. (Courtney Shaw / Facebook)

Her alleged shoplifting spree was archetypal reported connected Jan. 12 erstwhile a Walmart worker provided constabulary surveillance footage of Shaw appearing to bargain the products, according to the outlet, citing the incidental report.  

Two days later, investigators reportedly matched Shaw to the thefts utilizing a driver’s licence database.

Courtney Shaw, the adjunct main astatine Free Home Elementary School successful Georgia, has been placed connected administrative leave.  (Courtney Shaw / Facebook)

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Authorities reportedly said the 2 suspicious vehicles they noted successful the surveillance footage, a 2018 Ford F-150 and a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, were registered to Shaw and aboriginal recovered astatine her residence.

According to the school’s website, Shaw joined Free Home Elementary successful 2024 arsenic the adjunct principal. Her acquisition vocation spans much than 2 decades and includes erstwhile enactment roles arsenic an adjunct main astatine 2 different simple schools.