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Fayetteville HS band leader removed due to investigation

According to the Cumberland County superintendent's office, James Davis has been removed from 71st High School pending the outcome of an investigation.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Charges were not filed in the investigation of James Davis, who was reinstated as band leader at the school.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — According to the Cumberland County superintendent’s office, James Davis has been removed from 71st High School pending the outcome of an investigation.

Davis is the school’s band leader. He’s also the pastor of Mount Zion Church in Eastover.

Sources tell WRAL the investigation centers around possible sexual misconduct.

The 31-year-old music teacher graduated from 71st in 2001.

WRAL was unable to reach him for comment Thursday evening.

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