Kabongo, 62, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree rape and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor after an investigation revealed he sexually abused the four girls who rode the bus he drove in 2018. Court docs mentioned two of the girls were minors at the time and the other two were both 18 years old...
- each and every person who has ever witnessed / heard about an event or has a concern (when this involves children as the target or children as witnesses to the event) should make a report to both Child Protective Services (emotional abuse) and to Police - specifically the Special Victims Unit (hostile / threatening environment).
- every past thing and every future thing should be reported every single time.
- regarding info above, the same complaint should be forwarded to the superintendent and copied down the chain of command.
- every parent in the school should familiarize themselves with the new Employee Code of Conduct . . . here is a link: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedfiles/staff/0168.16_employeecodeofconduct_booklet_web.pdf Parents can cite specific code violations and demand action be taken.
None of these things are guaranteed to be helpful however as sadly, what you are describing MAY not reach the level of CHILD abuse. CPS or MCPD may reach what they can legally investigate, but they are on alert for situations in MCPS and may very well know more than any of you.
. . . [T]the school system is NOT a sovereign nation in Montgomery county. The same laws and protections that apply to people on the street and in other employment situations apply to MCPS as well. In my experience, MCPS has told people they cannot call the police etc and they do their own investigations. . . . They do not have their own special laws / protections. Adults should be reminded that if they wouldn't allow someone in Safeway to talk to them like this, they should not allow it in a school either.
