A lengthy probe into the vetting of school teachers in Maryland is raising some glaring issues.
The probe, by Maryland's Inspector General, examines the case of Mark Planamente, a former Baltimore County School teacher who is now serving a five year prison sentence for the sexual abuse of a minor.
However, investigators are questioning how Planamente managed to be hired by two schools after allegations of misconduct surfaced.
Before a teacher can be hired in Maryland, their former employer must affirm that the teacher had never been disciplined, discharged or asked to resign while allegations of child sexual abuse or misconduct were pending.
In Planamente's case, the Baltimore County School District where he formerly worked, checked 'no' to the question and later told investigators that the allegations "did not constitute sexual advances nor were they sexually explicit."..
"did not constitute sexual advances nor were they sexually explicit."..
ReplyDeleteFoxes guarding the hen house?
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fairfax-county-teacher-coach-suspended-after-charged-sexual-solicitation-minor
DeleteWelcome to our state of Maryland The land of blue crabs and the free Where they lockup virtual predators But, let the real predators scot-free.
Maryland has one million adults with records in spite of the MGA burning the midnight oil to insert loopholes in the law.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cleanslateinitiative.org/state-data-factsheet-maryland
Why does this statement sound so familiar?
ReplyDelete. . .the allegations "did not constitute sexual advances nor were they sexually explicit.".
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/30/kirk-shipley-sex-abuse-whitman-coach-rowing/
Questioned about whether an investigation was opened, a Montgomery County Police Department spokeswoman responded: “Information provided to police in 2018 did not appear to be criminal in nature, nor did it support a criminal allegation.”