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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently, there had never been any allegations against him before.  But you have to wonder, if there are more victims and if so, will they be empowered to come forward?

The school did the wright thing in banning him from campus as soon as they learned of the allegations. [/quote]

Very sad. And remember, this could happen to any school and there is no simple answer.  But, I wonder if the school REALLY did the right thing? Merely banning him from campus until formal charges were made is hardly enough. Although I believe innocent until proven guilty, protecting the innonce of the children is really what is at stake. the man's needs were secondary. Did the school begin an internal enquiry? Would the school have done ANYTHING if the allegations were kept secret? Did the school contact families whose children were under this man's supervision in the past?? Allegations (whether they turn out to be true or not) are serious enough, that the school should have immediately provide counseling to his students. From the limited press this has received, I get the feeling that if charges weren't filed then the school would have let it blow over in hopes of keeping it secret. Truly sad if you think about the fact that other children could have suffered abuse at the hands of this man.

Remember, Beauvoir called the police on their sicko. No Beauvoir did not handle Toth perfectly, but at least the school came forward. I see no indication that Sidwell did anything but try to make the man go away. No compassion to the fact that other students may have suffered.[/quote]

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