The principal of Brentwood High School was placed on paid leave Thursday while district officials investigate his "professional conduct," said district Superintendent Richard Loeschner.

School officials would not tell News 12 what prompted the investigation, but they have been in contact with police. Callan has served as principal of the school for eight years.

For most people, being wounded by a gunman while trying to protect others would be the defining moment of one’s life. But Steve Howland, formerly of Sayville, had much more in life to define him.

The school’s principal flagged officers who were ... up to the match between Heritage High School and Granada High School, Brentwood Police said. When officers approached Hurtado, he started ...