Dr. Marlon L. Thomas has been named principal of Richland Northeast High School.
He began his teaching career as an earth science teacher at W. C. Sullivan Middle School in Rock Hill in 1999. He joined Richland Two in 2003 and spent the next 20 years teaching and leading in the district.
Thomas began at Richland Northeast High School as a biology and physical science teacher before transitioning
to an assistant administrator. He was an assistant principal at Blythewood Middle School for seven years and then an assistant principal at Ridge View High School from 2013 to 2020.
In 2020, Dr. Thomas left the district to become principal at Lamar High School in Darlington County.
He has a bachelor’s degree in biology education from South Carolina State University and a Master’s of Education Degree in secondary education with a concentration in Biology from Winthrop University. He also earned an educational specialist degree in educational administration and supervision and a Doctor of Education in educational administration and supervision from SC State.
