We, the undersigned parents, guardians, and community members of Santa Rosa County, demand the immediate removal of Kim McChesney from her role as Vice Principal of Gulf Breeze Elementary.

Mrs. McChesney has shown a repeated pattern of poor judgment and failure to protect students:

• In 2020, during a civil case involving inappropriate touching by a substitute teacher in 2017, she publicly dismissed the victims—calling them “dramatic” and “attention-seeking”—while defending the adult who later pleaded no contest to lewd conduct charges.

• In May 2025, her own son admitted in a recorded law enforcement statement to obtaining and distributing graphic child sexual abuse material. Despite this, he was permitted to participate in an event that brought him into direct contact with young children at Gulf Breeze Elementary—where Mrs. McChesney works in a leadership role.

We recognize the difficulty of being both a parent and a professional. However, when that role involves protecting children and fostering a safe school environment, personal conflicts must never override professional responsibility.

Allowing her continued presence at Gulf Breeze Elementary sends a message that child protection is optional. It is not.

We call on Santa Rosa County School District to:

• Immediately remove Mrs. McChesney from her position at Gulf Breeze Elementary;

• Investigate the decisions that allowed this breach of student safety to occur.

This is about trust, safety, and accountability. Our children deserve better.

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