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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name = James "Benny" Washington
| image_name = BennyWashingtonMugshot.jpg
| image_caption = Mugshot of arrested Woodham teacher Benny Washington
| date_of_birth = ?
| place_of_birth =
| occupation = [[Woodham High School]] history teacher, former [[Woodham Titans]] basketball coach
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''James "Benny" Washington''' is a [[Woodham High School]] history teacher and former coach of the [[Woodham Titans]] basketball team. His tenure as coach featured a great deal of controversy until he was removed from the position in 2006, which Washington claimed was retribution for his opposition to Superintendant [[Jim Paul]]'s [[2006 school closure and consolidation plan|plan to close several schools]], including Woodham. On March 9, 2007, Washington was arrested for possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop by the [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office]].
==External Links==
* [http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070310/NEWS01/703100316/1006 Coach faces drug charges] - [[Pensacola News Journal]], March 10, 2007
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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name = James "Benny" Washington
| image_name = BennyWashingtonMugshot.jpg
| image_caption = Mugshot of arrested Woodham teacher Benny Washington
| date_of_birth = ?
| place_of_birth =
| occupation = [[Woodham High School]] history teacher, former [[Woodham Titans]] basketball coach
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''James "Benny" Washington''' is a [[Woodham High School]] history teacher and former coach of the [[Woodham Titans]] basketball team. His tenure as coach featured a great deal of controversy until he was removed from the position in 2006, which Washington claimed was retribution for his opposition to Superintendant [[Jim Paul]]'s [[2006 school closure and consolidation plan|plan to close several schools]], including Woodham. On March 9, 2007, Washington was arrested for possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop by the [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office]].
==External Links==
* [http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070310/NEWS01/703100316/1006 Coach faces drug charges] - [[Pensacola News Journal]], March 10, 2007
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