The top security official at a Maryland high school was warned several times in writing about inappropriate contact with a student, but was kept in his position and ultimately charged with sexually abusing the 17-year-old, according to details that emerged in court.
Mark C. Yantsos, 58, the former head of security at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, pleaded guilty to a count of sexual abuse of a minor at a hearing last week.
His case appears to be the latest of several in which a Montgomery County school system employee was admonished for repeated incidents of inappropriate behavior with students but stayed on the job and allegedly crossed the line again.
It raised further concerns because Yantsos was responsible for student safety and his arrest came amid a district effort to improve procedures for recognizing and reporting suspicious conduct in schools.
Yantsos was accused in April of befriending the teenager, texting her about graphic sex acts, giving her gifts and taking her to a hotel for intercourse...
This is the Apple Ballot endorsed public school system. Remember to keep Pat O'Neill in office for another 4 years to keep up this school system where students are expendable.
ReplyDeleteThey sure know how to pick them.
ReplyDeleteMore like rotten apples.
@Anonymous, by 'they' I assume you mean the voters, who keep re-electing these people. And now everyone has a chance to have at least two of them become county council members. Jill Ortman-Fouse and Rebecca Smondrowski, who are contemplating running for county council, will bring these policies to the entire county council. Like what you see? Make sure to vote for them!
ReplyDeleteIn this case it would be the hiring committee.
DeleteNeedless to say that a camel is a horse chosen by a committee.
Andy Zuckerman does a great job of kicking old ladies and old men out of board of education meetings but hasn't been able to apply those skills to employees committing crimes against students. It's sad... He is so overmatched by the work.
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