Broward County Public Schools assistant principal reassigned after domestic violence arrest
An assistant principal at a South Florida elementary school has been reassigned following his arrest over the weekend connected to a domestic situation, according to officials.
Marc Horowitz, 53, walked out of jail Monday evening, running away from cameras and evading reporters' questions.
Horowitz was an assistant principal at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood and was arrested by Weston police following the incident.
"The individual in question is an assistant principal at Orange Brook Elementary School," a statement from Broward County Public Schools read. "He is being reassigned from the school following an off-campus incident pending further Human Resources review and action, which may include termination."
The exact details of what led up to the arrest have still not yet been released. Still, Horowitz was charged with robbery by sudden snatching without a firearm or weapon, and domestic violence battery, according to Broward Sheriff's Office arrest records.
He appeared before a judge on Monday morning and was given a $3,000 bond.
The judge also ordered no contact with the victim, with an exception.
"If the alleged victim doesn't wish to communicate through a third party, she doesn't have to at this time," said Judge Corey Friedman.
"Broward County Public Schools holds its school leaders to the highest standards of professional conduct and takes matters that may fall short of those standards seriously," the statement from BCPS continued.
Horowitz was a 2021 Teacher of the Year finalist for Broward County and was previously an instructional coach at Flamingo Elementary School. He also most recently celebrated the first week of school in a post on social media.
"The two schools that he worked at- this one and the previous one, Hollywood Central- there were concerns about him being aggressive, assertive, loud, yelling, but you know, just because you have those traits doesn't mean you can become physical or violent," said Anna Fusco, Broward Teachers Union president.
Fusco used to teach at Orange Brook and visited the school Monday.
She said while there was talk about the allegations, staff kept the day as normal as possible.
"When I heard the word battery, it's an allegation, and I hope that they're not true, but if they are, I just feel that he shouldn't be around children," Fusco said.
Word of his arrest caught many parents and guardians off guard.
"You hear something like that, and it's kind of frightening," grandmother Jacqueline Peterson said. "You know? We're trusting our children with people like that."
Other parents are now trying to figure out how to explain the incident to their children.
"It's interesting in having to now have to, the kids having to hear this," mother Mia Motta said. "And coming home and explaining to them, it's going to be really hard and difficult."
No other information was immediately available.