NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Carol Kelley, principal of New Smyrna Beach High School, was welcomed back to school this week after being out since March after a car accident for which she suffered a broken pelvis and hip.
Though still confined to a wheelchair, Kelley returned to school, an occasion recognized on the high school's Web site with: "Welcome back, Dr. Kelley!"
Assistant Principal Teresa Marcks has served as acting principal while the 62-year-old Kelley recuperated from the Feb. 28 accident while crossing State Road 44, from south on Glencoe Road and colliding with another vehicle. Police said Kelley was at fault because she failed to yield he right of way. Tyler King, 18, of Sanford, who was in a Pontiac, was treated for neck and back injuries.
All along, Kelley's return, though the school's Web site said her "goal is to return to work before graduation on May 20.