@mcps @mocoboe Let's Review What You Knew About Former Broad Acres Elementary School Teacher Richard W. Scherer Back in 2011 While We Wait for Your Official Statement.
The Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, MD has obtained a copy of the Criminal Complaint and the Affidavit in support of the criminal complaint in the arrest of former MCPS Broad Acres Elementary School teacher Richard Scherer.
In Part 8 of our series on the information revealed by the FBI in their Criminal Complaint on former MCPS Broad Acres Elementary School teacher Richard W. Scherer, the public learns that back in 2011 MCPS and the Board of Education initiated an internal investigation into teacher Richard W. Scherer's interactions with students.
The MCPS Investigation Specialists report included quotes from a September 7, 2011, letter from Superintendent [Joshua P. Starr] to the State of Maryland Superintendent of Schools [Bernard J. Sadusky]:
- A September 7, 2011 letter from the Superintendent of MCPS [Joshua P. Starr] to the State of Maryland Superintendent of Schools [Bernard J. Sadusky] was made public by the FBI.
- The letter stated, “this is to notify you that Mr. Richard W. Scherer, an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), resigned after notice of allegations of misconduct involving a student. I recommend that Mr. Scherer’s certificate be revoked.”
- The letter continued, “Mr. Scherer resigned after notice of allegations of inappropriate behavior involving current MCPS students. The investigation conducted by the MCPS Office of Human Resources and Development revealed that Mr. Scherer communicated with the student via text messages that were highly inappropriate.”
Now there are FIVE MCPS employees and ONE MSDE employee who as MANDATORY REPORTERS should have reported instances of suspected sexual abuse of children to Montgomery County Police or Child Protective Services in 2011.
Broad Acres Elementary Principal
Broad Acres Assistant Principal
MCPS Investigation Specialist
MCPS Associate Superintendent
MCPS Superintendent
Maryland State Superintendent
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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, Randall E. Garver, being duly sworn, depose and say:
1. I am a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and entered on duty in May 2006. I am currently assigned to the Buffalo Field Office and work on cases associated with the Violent Crimes Against Children program, which targets individuals involved in the online sexual exploitation of children...
...During my review, I located a September 7, 2011 letter from the Superintendent of MCPS to the State of Maryland Superintendent of Schools. The letter stated, “this is to notify you that Mr. Richard W. Scherer, an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), resigned after notice of allegations of misconduct involving a student. I recommend that Mr. Scherer’s certificate be revoked.”
The letter continued, “Mr. Scherer resigned after notice of allegations of inappropriate behavior involving current MCPS students. The investigation conducted by the MCPS Office of Human Resources and Development revealed that Mr. Scherer communicated with the student via text messages that were highly inappropriate.”..
More excerpts from the Affidavit will follow in separate posts on this blog.
I'm running out of fingers to count on. HOW MANY long term adults in MCPS have to be exposed and prosecuted before MCPS heirarchy is shown to be the absolutely revulsive gaggle of predator-enablers that they are?? WHEN DOES ENOUGH BECOME ENOUGH??? EVERY SINGLE SENIOR OFFICER IN MCPS INVOLVED, MUST BE REMOVED!
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