2 Richmond County school cops quit amid investigations

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two Richmond County School System police officers have resigned in unrelated cases that raised questions about their conduct.Officer Deion FlournoyDistrict records show school police Officer Deion Flournoy resigned while facing questions about medical paperwork he used to support sick leave.According to a district investigative summary, Richmond County school officials concluded Flournoy submitted fraudulent medical excuses that appeared to come from a Thomson doctor’s office. The documents were “apparently intended to justify sick leave,” the summary says. Flournoy denied forging the notes, according to the district’s own account, but resigned effective Oct. 5.Investigators visited the Thomson medical office and reported several red flags:Staff told them the practice name on the note had changed.The documents didn’t match the office’s standard forms.The office said it does not use color printers, unlike the notes the district received.The signature on t