Investigating and disciplining educators appropriately for even small instances of misconduct is key to deterrence, according to Grant. “Because if people know that if they get caught doing even something small, that it’s going to be handled … it creates deterrence.”

Berkeley High knew for 15 years of allegations chemistry teacher sexually harassed students

After years of sexual misconduct complaints, the school district signed a gag order allowing Matthew Bissell to quietly resign.

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/11/23/berkeley-high-knew-about-matthew-bissell-sexual-misconduct-allegations

Just say NO to posting your child's picture on the Internet! #MCPS1stDay

Baltimore Co. Police 

Pedophiles (including the former @MCPS teacher shown, now in prison for 40 years) take pictures of children posted on the Internet, 
photoshop them, 
name them, 
rate them and 
trade them. 

Keep your child's picture out of the hands of pedophiles, don't make your child's face or body public.

Keep your child's pictures out of the hands of people like former MCPS elementary school teacher Lawrence Joynes.  

http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2014/02/mcps-music-teacher-lawrence-joynes-plea.html


http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2015/11/judge-if-ever-there-was-case-that-calls.html


Other Montgomery County, MD school staff and parent volunteers who have been convicted on child pornography charges in last 5 years:

Jonathan Oldale, Todd Scriber, Peter Flynn, Daemon Alan Dartouzos

MCPS Board of Education Looks to Lower Requirements for Substitute Teachers #Unlicensed #expungement #sexoffenders #backdoor

...The school system’s policy for hiring substitutes, policy GEF, requires an applicant to have at least a bachelor’s degree or certification, and people applying to substitute in vocational programs can be considered without a college degree, but must have at least two years of experience in a related area.

School board members said they hope applicants with associate’s degrees or students at Montgomery College who need student teaching experience to graduate will be allowed to substitute. The only statewide requirement for becoming a substitute teacher in Maryland is a high school diploma.

“The Montgomery Board of Education is committed to being agile and innovative in finding solutions to evolving needs,” according to a resolution introduced by the school board this week.

Superintendent Jack Smith called the proposal a “great idea” and will present recommendations in July...

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/montgomery-schools-looks-to-lower-requirements-for-substitute-teachers/