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School principal retires, but returns as a handyman: "I'm contributing meaningfully"
58-year-old David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as an elementary school principal in Atlanta. But after "just hanging out with the cat," he decided to go back to school as a handyman. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with the story.
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According to CBS News’s source item, School principal retires, but returns as a handyman: “I’m contributing meaningfully”, 58-year-old David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as an elementary school principal in Atlanta. But after “just hanging out with the cat,” he decided to go back to school as a handyman. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” with the story.
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- School principal retires, but returns as a handyman: "I'm contributing meaningfully"CBS News - 2026-05-16T01:21:00+00:00
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