The Cherry Creek School District announced a change in leadership at Black Forest Hills Elementary School after a man was captured on video lunging toward a student during recess on school grounds.

“At this point in our investigation, we have decided to make an administrative change at Black Forest Hills and have appointed an acting principal to serve in the final month. We are making this change as part of our commitment to ensure a safe and positive end of the school year,” the district said in a statement.

An arrest affidavit from Aurora Police says children were playing outside around 2:20 p.m. on April 19 when Soloman Galligan walked up to them in a field. In a video released by the district children were seen running after the suspect, identified as Galligan, lunged toward them. While running, Galligan was seen trying to grab a child, then tripped over a blanket he was carrying. 

Officers later arrested Galligan, a registered sex offender, at a nearby Walgreens. He’s since been charged with kidnapping and child abuse.

Since the incident, parents have questioned the leadership at the school and their response. Previously, Principal Amanda Replogle admitted in a letter to families that it was a “clear misstep” not to place the school into “secure status,” an action that would have brought all students inside while security investigated the situation.

“I, along with district leadership, own that mistake,” she wrote in a letter on April 24.

On Friday, however, the district said it was time for change and shared that Replogle “is no longer serving as active principal at Black Forest Hills Elementary.” It was not clear whether she resigned or was fired and the district declined to say whether she was still employed within the district.

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