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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a Whitman parent whose daughter knew this teacher well (not crew team). The one-on-one texting and car rides are highly improper and were not known by parents or other teachers. (Spending time in a teachers classroom at lunch or after school is quite common, however.) It was known only that he favored female students. On the flip side, when my daughter was going through a hard time, he was the only teacher who seemed to care and talked her through it. It helped, and nothing improper happened between them. Part of being a good teacher and coach is being able to relate to your students. Clearly, he crossed the line. [/quote]

Predators groom many children at the same time and they seek out a weakness that he/she can exploit.

Teachers are supposed to treat all students equally. To favor female students over male students is a Title IX violation and another red flag.

This person was breaking the rules.  People may not have known about the criminal acts, but staff, students, and parents knew he hung out with students in his classroom, he favored female students over male students, and he was privately texting students. Child predators do not look like the Boogie Man.  They are the popular coaches/teachers that go out of their way to violate rules under the disguise of “helping” students.

Following the Code of Conduct protects students, staff, and MCPS. The danger is non enforcement and exceptions that a predator can exploit to sexually abuse students. The Child Abuse Webpage for MCPS used to list several years worth of letters to the community.  For the majority of cases, predators violate the Code of Conduct before abusing a child. Waiting for the arrest to happen means MCPS missed an opportunity to protect a child before the abuse occurred.

More action is needed by MCPS to monitor staff. An independent investigation needs to happen with the Whitman case to find the gaps that need to be filed. The harm cannot be undone, but are there lessons to learn and improvement needed for child safety across MCPS? Yes.[/quote]

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