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There are several things people in this situation can do.   This is one of the reasons I demanded MCPS have a written code of conduct for employees and volunteers.  After years of pressure, they finally implemented one.   It is for exactly the reasons you list above.   In my own children's elementary school there was a para educator who was emailing girls from his private email account, burning cds of love songs for girls, playing the "hugging game" with others, giving his phone to girls and letting them text pictures to his friends.    The principal kept telling parents that it wasn't illegal and he was just young and naive.   Once others brought it to my attention, I reported to police, cps, made the principal submit a report to MCPS central office and I reported to Andy Zuckerman and the whole "child abuse and neglect task force" they formed due to my advocacy.    It's not my job as a parent to figure out if he is "young and clueless" or someone who was grooming children to sexually abuse them.   What was / is my job not only as a parent but also as a mandated reporter due to my job, is report things like this to authorities, EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY HAPPEN and let them figure it out.   I'm so glad to see you mentioned you knew to do this already....many parents do not.

So, they finally wrote an employee code of conduct so that things like you describe can be documented.  If is a one off, ok...but if they see an emerging pattern of boundary violations they can get rid of people who think the rules don't apply to them.   Clueless and naive or predator?  Doesn't matter.  If you think the rules don't apply to you, you shouldn't be around our children.  Go work in central office and write curriculum.

[b]Parents can and should:[/b]
- [b]report everything they know to CPS / Police (special victims unit).[/b]
- report it all directly to Jack Smith in writing with the heading "Employee Code of Conduct Violations"  Here is a link: 
- http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedfiles/staff/0168.16_employeecodeofconduct_booklet_web.pdf - 
-  please note THEY HAVE REFUSED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ON HOW TO REPORT VIOLATIONS.    They have also refused to send this out when they send out the student code of conduct every year, which we as parents have to sign.  Why not send this too?

- talk to your kids about feeling uncomfortable / uh oh feelings and tell them they should tell you if they feel that way even if it's someone you know, like, love or live with.   There is an excellent online training for this, I wish it was 2 days ago bc they were offering it for free in February but even now, it's only 5 dollars to take it on line.   Here is a link: https://www.d2l.org/education/additional-training/talking-with-children/

you  might also want to share another training with friends  about bystander intervention for exactly the type of situation you list. https://www.d2l.org/education/additional-training/bystander-intervention/

I hope this is not too much information.   I strongly applaud you for following your gut feeling and asking for more help.  Please let me know if you want more info.  I obviously have a lot to say on this topic.    :roll:

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