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Florida principal suspended over Fetty Wap rap lyric yearbook quote as parents complain

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA Florida principal was suspended after a Fetty Wap lyric appeared under her name in the school’s yearbook — despite her insistence that she never wrote it.

Common ground

Katie O’Connell, principal of Trout Creek Academy in St.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The line comes from rapper Fetty Wap’s 2015 hit “Trap Queen,” a song that includes references to drug dealing and strip clubs.”
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Wikipedia and Genius lyrics confirm that 'Trap Queen' is a 2015 hit by Fetty Wap and contains themes of drug dealing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Again" is the fourth single by American rapper Fetty Wap from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. In January 2025, the song began to regain popularity on Ins…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Again_(Fetty_Wap_song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willie Junior Maxwell II (born June 7, 1991), better known by his stage name Fetty Wap (), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He quickly rose to mainstream prominence after his 2014 song "…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetty_Wap
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fetty Wap is the debut studio album by the American rapper of the same name. It was released on September 25, 2015, by RGF Productions and 300 Entertainment. Both Monty and M80, who were members of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetty_Wap_(album)
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Claim 2: “the district investigates allegations of “inappropriate conduct” tied to a quote printed on the first page of the school’s 2025-26 yearbook”
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Sources confirm the district investigated 'inappropriate conduct' related to a quote in the yearbook. While the claim mentions '2025-26', the evidence confirms the investigation into the yearbook quote for Trout Creek Academy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arrested Development is an American satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz that debuted on Fox on November 2, 2003. It follows the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Jeremiah Witkowski O’Connell (born February 17, 1974) is an American-British actor and TV show host. He is known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clement…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_O'Connell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Holmes (born Kate Noelle Holmes; December 18, 1978) is an American actress and filmmaker. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). Holmes made …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Holmes
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Claim 3: “The investigation began when a parent complained to Superintendent Dr. Brennan Asplen”
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Multiple sources report that parents complained to Superintendent Dr. Brennan Asplen, triggering the investigation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bartram Trail High School (BTHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in northwest unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida (U.S.) that opened in 2000. More than a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartram_Trail_High_School
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the public school district for St. Johns County, Florida. It is the sole school district in the county.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_County_School_Distri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tocoi Creek High School (TCHS) is a public high school in the World Golf Village census-designated place, in north central area of St. Johns County, Florida near St. Augustine. It is part of the St. J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocoi_Creek_High_School
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Claim 4: “O’Connell was informed she would be placed on paid administrative leave and barred from school district property”
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Multiple sources confirm she was placed on paid administrative leave; the restriction from district property is implied by the nature of administrative leave in these reports.
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Claim 5: “A separate letter stated the district was moving toward not reappointing her for the 2026-27 school year.”
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Claim 6: ““Everybody hatin’, we just call them fans though! — Mrs. O’Connell,” the quote read.”
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The specific quote 'Everybody hatin’, we just call them fans though!' attributed to Mrs. O'Connell is cited in multiple web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Principal Katie O'Connell of Trout Creek Academy in Florida was placed on leave after a Fetty Wap lyric appeared in the school yearbook. The St. John's County School District is investigating whether …
https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-06-03-florida-principal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — None of them even called me. All I needed was the time or the opportunity to have fixed an error that was made, and it wasn’t made by me.” Investigators have not established who placed the quote in th…
https://www.xxlmag.com/principal-leave-fetty-wap-lyric-yearb…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Everybody hatin’, we just call them fans though!The school’s yearbook teacher said O’Connell reviewed the yearbook before publication and that the quote was not present in the final proof she saw.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/us-news/florida-school-princip…
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Claim 7: “Trout Creek Academy’s PTO announced retired educator Dr. Patrick Carmichael as interim principal”
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Claim 8: “the quote was attributed to “Mrs. O’Connell,” while the principal typically signs communications as “Ms. O.””
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While some sources mention she is called 'Miss O', there is no specific evidence in the provided results comparing the yearbook's 'Mrs. O'Connell' to her typical signature 'Ms. O.'
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Claim 9: “Assistant principal Samantha Sawruk also defended O’Connell, writing that administrators helped proofread the yearbook before submission and that the quote did not appear on the page at that time.”
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Multiple sources report that Assistant Principal Samantha Sawruk defended O'Connell, stating the quote was not present during proofreading on April 9.
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web search NEUTRAL — Assistant Principal Samantha Sawruk also came to O’Connell’s defense. Shortly after the principal was placed on leave, Sawruk reportedly emailed the district to provide “additional context.” Samatha s…
https://www.aol.com/articles/high-school-principal-placed-le…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Sawruk. O’Connell says not only did she not approve of the quote, but she didn’t even know about it until someone sent her Facebook screenshots. “There were certain parents that went straight…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/principal-speaks-bein…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reports say assistant principal Samantha Sawruk supported O’Connell’s account in an email sent during the district investigation.
https://attackofthefanboy.com/other-news/florida-high-school…
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Claim 10: “A Florida principal was suspended after a Fetty Wap lyric appeared under her name in the school’s yearbook”
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Multiple independent sources (News4JAX via web search, iHeart, St. Johns Citizen) report that a Florida principal was placed on leave after a Fetty Wap lyric appeared in the school yearbook.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Little Miss Drama Tour was a concert tour by the American rapper Cardi B, in support of her second studio album, Am I the Drama? (2025). The tour commenced on February 11, 2026, in Palm Desert, Ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The One Hell of a Nite Tour was the sixth concert tour by American singer Chris Brown to support his seventh studio album, Royalty.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Alex Villegas (born December 19, 1995), known by his stage name Skinnyfromthe9 (formerly stylized $kinnyFromThe9), is an American rapper and singer from Somerville, New Jersey. He first gained w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinnyfromthe9
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Claim 11: “Katie O’Connell, principal of Trout Creek Academy in St. Johns County, was placed on paid administrative leave May 20”
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Multiple sources confirm Katie O'Connell, principal of Trout Creek Academy in St. Johns County, was placed on paid administrative leave on May 20.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released or scheduled for release in 2026. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously releas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2026_albums
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Musikfest is an American music festival that has been held annually since 1984 in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the nation's largest non-gated free music festiva…
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Claim 12: “The school’s yearbook teacher said O’Connell reviewed the yearbook before publication and that the quote was not present in the final proof she saw.”
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Web search results indicate the yearbook teacher/sponsor stated the quote was not in the final proof reviewed by the principal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Fetty Wap rap lyric yearbook quote attributed to causes backlash and leads to principal losing her job at Trout Creek Academy.
https://sjcitizen.com/st-johns-county-school-district-remove…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... News4JAX took a closer look at the events that led to the investigation of a St. · Trout Creek Academy Principal Katie O'Connell was put on ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/florida/comments/1tvxhbo/everybody_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... It's never that so principal Katie O'Connell who goes by Miss O was placed on leave after allegedly using a Fetty Wap lyric in the yearbook and ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZHVUCKmsr1/?hl=en
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