{"id":218284,"date":"2025-09-08T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=218284"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:30:25","slug":"native-charter-school-announces-departure-of-athletics-director-following-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/08\/native-charter-school-announces-departure-of-athletics-director-following-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Native charter school announces departure of athletics director following arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Native<\/a>
The Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
Native charter school announces departure of athletics director following arrest<\/div>\r\n
Monday, September 8, 2025<\/div>\r\n
Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n

<\/p>\r\nA Native charter school in New Mexico announced the departure of its athletics director following her arrest on a charge of child abuse.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nJohnnie Douma<\/a> was placed on leave from the Native American Community Academy<\/a> (NACA) in Albuquerque after her arrest became public. The school has since told parents that she is no longer employed there.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n“As shared in our August 19 communication, a staff member had been placed on administrative leave while we completed a thorough review,” NACA Executive Director Zane J. Rosette said in a message last Thursday that did identify Douma or her former title.\r\n

<\/P>\r\n“That process is now complete, and the staff member is no longer employed at NACA, effective August 29, 2025,” Rosette continued. “Our leadership team acted thoughtfully to ensure that NACA remains a safe and supportive learning environment. The safety, well-being, and trust of our students and families remain our highest priority.”\r\n

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A Native charter school in New Mexico has started off the new academic year without an athletics director.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t

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<\/p>\r\nAccording to court documents, Douma is facing one charge of “Abuse of a Child (Does Not Result in Death or Great Bodily Harm).” The alleged crime took place at a home in Albuquerque, not far from the NACA campus, and it involved a four-year-old child in her care.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nDouma was arrested on August 16 after being picked up at the Pueblo of Laguna<\/a>, about 45 miles west of Albuquerque, on the same day. She spent the next few days in custody in the Metropolitan Detention Center<\/a>, according to Bernalillo County records.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe state of New Mexico sought to keep Douma in detention pending trial. But the request was denied on August 21, and an order setting the conditions of her release was issued on the same day, according to court records<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nDetention records further indicate Douma was released on recognizance on August 21. No bail was required, according to the records.\r\n

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