Yes, you read that correctly. Over the summer, a teacher who has been at Cloverly Elementary for decades was arrested on sexual abuse charges.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/3rd-grade-silver-spring-teacher-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-offenses-with-students/257202294
That teacher's trial is scheduled for December.
It's important for the Board of Education to keep parents away from each other now. The Board of Education doesn't want parents talking about what MCPS has or has not been doing over the last twenty years to keep students safe from sexual abuse by teachers and staff.
The Parents' Coalition has documented that the Board of Education has been allowing known sexual abusers of children to remain in classrooms for decades. Was Cloverly Elementary another school where the known Board of Education practice of harboring known sexual abusers was going on?
When someone is arrested for sexual abuse of a child and that person has been working with children for decades, the immediate question is are there other victims? Montgomery County Police always ask for anyone that has any information about these arrests to contact them.
The Board of Education does not want parents to talk about the charges, other incidents, safety plans, or the Board of Education's inaction on this issue.
What to do?
Cancel Halloween and keep the parents away from each other.
And that's exactly what is happening at Cloverly Elementary School.
http://wjla.com/news/local/parents-angry-after-montgomery-co-school-cancels-halloween-festivities
In MoCo "harboring known sexual abusers" takes place in educational institutions of every level.
ReplyDeleteCall the Montgomery County Police Detectives investigating these cases and report what you suspect or know.
DeleteIn the land of 'legal technicalities' I need to find out how to file a complaint against elected officials.
DeleteI can not believe that the two are connected!!! Kudos to the 5th grade parents that hosted their own Halloween Party in Cloverly Park yesterday afternoon!!! On another note innocent until proven guilty...my children went to school at Cloverly and I worked there...We sincerely believe the teacher is innocent, a misunderstanding or retribution by the students.
ReplyDeleteSee you in court tomorrow? You have seen the new charges that have been filed with regard to this teacher?
DeleteAlways want to blame the student for some "retribution" - yes, that's the MCEA position. It's always the student's fault. Fortunately, these days we have the Internet, cell phones, text messages and the myriad of ways perpetrators document their own actions. Look at the lists of arrests of MCPS teachers and staff in the last few years and see how many of them have documented their crimes using technology.
All the charges coming against montgomery county teachers now is ridiculous! The principle and school board knew what Vigna was doing and let him continue. They should be held accountable and charged just like he is!
ReplyDeleteAll the charges coming against montgomery county teachers now is ridiculous! The principle and school board knew what Vigna was doing and let him continue. They should be held accountable and charged just like he is!
ReplyDeleteTypical reactive versus proactive mentality.
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