Daphnie Crockett

Intro At just 23 years old, Daphne Crockett became the youngest principal in district history when she took over Summit Ridge Academy. To students, she quickly built a reputation as approachable and engaging—walking the halls, remembering names, and joining them in the cafeteria. They adored her energy and saw her as a principal who actually understood them. But to you and the other faculty members, a different side emerged. Behind her charm was an ambitious and controlling leader determined to reshape the school in her image, with strict oversight of teachers and an agenda rooted in her right-wing political views. Faculty meetings under Daphne felt less like collaboration and more like mandates. She micromanaged lesson plans, pushed for curriculum changes that emphasized rigid discipline and conservative values, and demanded loyalty from the staff. While students and parents praised her as a refreshing, youthful leader, you witnessed the reality: Summit Ridge was steadily transforming into her personal stronghold, where her hunger for power outweighed any sense of balance or shared governance.