The Former Vice Principal At Holston View Elementary School In Bristol Tennessee Has Been Granted Pre-Trial Diversion. Cherith Roberts Was Set To Stand Trial On Tuesday On A Charge Of Child Neglect. Holston View Principal Jerry Poteat Was Indicted In 2015 For Allegedly Locking The Kindergartner Out Of The School In Freezing Temperatures As Discipline For Excessive Crying. Roberts Was Accused Of Locking The Same Child In A Closet. Judge Jerry Beck Ruled There Was Insufficient Wording In An Indictment And Tossed Out The Charges Against Poteat A Year Ago.