MD IG for ED Bombshell Report: Failures in Baltimore City Schools investigations hinders potential Augusta Fells High School prosecutions

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A bombshell report just released by the office of the Maryland Inspector General for Education found that failures in Baltimore City Schools internal investigation into Augusta Fells, a high school in west Baltimore, hindered the chance of prosecuting those responsible.

The IG finding City Schools Staff Investigations Unit lacks a written policy regarding self-incrimination, which potentially places employees at risk during internal investigations. This lack of a written policy, which is known as a Garrity Warning and is similar to Miranda Rights, according to the IG's report, raised major concerns among local, state, and federal prosecutors. As a result, those prosecutors declined to consider criminal charges...

Report: Failures in Baltimore City Schools investigations hinders potential Augusta Fells | WBFF (foxbaltimore.com)