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[[Image:JimPaul.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Paul]]
'''Jim Paul''' is the current [[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]] for the [[Escambia County School District]], a position he has held since taking office on [[November 21]], [[2000]].<ref name="newpath">"Paul vows new path for Escambia schools." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 8, 2000.</ref> A former [[Escambia High School]] social studies teacher, Paul, a Republican, narrowly defeated incumbent [[Jim May]], a Democrat, amidst a budget crisis and nationwide attention to Escambia County's two chronically failing schools.
==Arrest==
[[Image:JimPaulMugshot.jpg|thumb|left|Pinellas County mugshot]]
Paul was arrested in South Florida on [[January 10]], [[2008]] and charged with DUI. He was stopped after a Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy observed his vehicle "speeding and weaving dramatically" and submitted to a breath test, which reported a 0.128 percent [[Wikipedia:Blood alcohol content|blood alcohol level]], compared to Florida's legal limit of 0.08 percent.<ref>"Jim Paul arrested." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 10, 2008.</ref>
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[[Category:Escambia County School Superintendents|Paul, Jim]]
