Indiana

School Daze

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

There may be a lot more to the story being reported by my colleagues over at RTV 6 than meets the eye, regarding an IPS teacher accused of “inappropriately touching a student”

6 News is reporting the John Marshall Community High School Math Teacher has been suspended and is being investigated for reportedly molesting a 7th grade student.  The teacher’s name has not been released yet, because he has not been charged, however IPD and Child Protective Services are both looking into the matter.

Indiana Barrister has the name of the teacher, but will not publish it until he is formally charged.  However, IB has also found out that this apparently is not the first time an incident like this has been reported involving this teacher. Sources within Indianapolis Public Schools tell IB that in August 2007 the same teacher was accused of molesting a student, however those allegations were said to be unfonded.  And the teacher reportedly engaged in similar behavior when he worked at an alternative school for IPS.

There is also reported documentation by administrators to IPS officials warning that the teacher was not to left alone with young men.

If  it turns out this teacher was a sexual predator and IPS officials knew, or at least had some inkling of his reported behavior, then someone needs to be called on the carpet big time, or at the very least, fired.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on May 27, 2009 (boomark / email).