School Principal Retires, Returns as a Handyman: 'I'm Contributing Meaningfully'

May 19, 2026

58-year-old David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as an elementary school principal in Atlanta.

But after "just hanging out with the cat," he decided to go back to school as a handyman.

 

 

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