Probe finds ‘failures by senior management’ of Montgomery schools in Beidleman case

 

A law firm hired to investigate the handling of allegations against a Montgomery County Public Schools principal found several lapses by the school system

Investigators “found significant and troubling failures by senior management” in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) when the district promoted a principal under investigation for allegedly harassing teachers, according to a letter to county leaders released Thursday by board of education President Karla Silvestre.

The letter accompanied a summary of the report by Jackson Lewis, the law firm hired by the school district after a Washington Post story documented years of sexual harassment, bullying and retaliation complaints against former Farquhar Middle School principal Joel Beidleman...

Probe finds ‘failures by senior management’ of Montgomery schools in Beidleman case - The Washington Post