I had 3 kids who went to NCRC. We never considered it magical but it was a very nice place. My kids enjoyed it for the most part but they didn’t adore it or gush about it. It was a cute and sweet place. Most teachers were good to very good. The board folk always acted hoighty toighty but I’m sure that happens everywhere. The super elite (ultra wealthy families) mostly hung out with their own crowd.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe that ALL schools should require comprehensive background checks for every staff member AGAIN urgently, with frequent regular updates in future to ensure the information is current. This process would also help prevent individuals with problematic histories from applying for these positions in the future. Problem solved.

Everyone who works at a school has a background /police check and it is renewed every two years. Carroll had not been caught committing a crime so he had no criminal record.

This. People think there are some admin procedures that would have flagged him, but with no record, those don’t exist.

a) When the NCRC Board hired Carroll, he had a decade-long track record with no issues at nearby, well-established private schools, and the Board members knew him personally as he served on the NCRC Board. Nothing in his background check would have suggested any problems. How can you fault a Board for hiring someone with those credentials?

b) Carroll was never preschool teacher. He was admin. So whoever keeps going on about the 'horrors' of male preschool teachers, besides being wrong, you are not even on-topic.

c) As a parent, I found NCRC to be a 'magical' place. My kids loved it and still do. I never heard any staff member tell me it was 'magical'; that's my own take. The many children who have gotten to go there over the past century are fortunate indeed.

d) At least in my kids' years, quite a few students continued on to public elementaries. Most students go to privates, but substantially more than "3 a year" go to public. Not sure why this matters one way or the other, but I am just correcting what was said above.

I am very sad that Carroll brought his troubled mind to NCRC, Beauvoir, or Concord Hill. I hope the investigation proceeds quickly and that CArroll's criminal actions were contained to a computer.

Anonymous wrote:I believe that ALL schools should require comprehensive background checks for every staff member AGAIN urgently, with frequent regular updates in future to ensure the information is current. This process would also help prevent individuals with problematic histories from applying for these positions in the future. Problem solved.

Everyone who works at a school has a background /police check and it is renewed every two years. Carroll had not been caught committing a crime so he had no criminal record.

Anonymous wrote:I believe that ALL schools should require comprehensive background checks for every staff member AGAIN urgently, with frequent regular updates in future to ensure the information is current. This process would also help prevent individuals with problematic histories from applying for these positions in the future. Problem solved.

Every preschool requires background checks.

Anonymous wrote:I would never send my barely verbal child into the care of a male preschool teacher.

Especially if I’m paying $40K for the experience.

The safety of MY child is more important than anyone’s feelings. Others are able to value the feelings of the adult male over the safety of their child if they choose.

It’s nobody’s feelings, but your child actually misses out on fantastic male role models in the education field. It’s your child that loses, not anyone’s feelings to be concerned about.

I believe that ALL schools should require comprehensive background checks for every staff member AGAIN urgently, with frequent regular updates in future to ensure the information is current. This process would also help prevent individuals with problematic histories from applying for these positions in the future. Problem solved.

I would never send my barely verbal child into the care of a male preschool teacher.

Especially if I’m paying $40K for the experience.

The safety of MY child is more important than anyone’s feelings. Others are able to value the feelings of the adult male over the safety of their child if they choose.

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Anonymous wrote:James hired a creepy development person a couple of years ago that eventually left mid-year (let go or fired I'm not sure). There were multiple complaints about him and it was strange because he didn't have a strong work history in Development. I heard that he was a friend of James. Very strange in retrospect.

Who was this? It sounds vaguely familiar

I remeber him too. It was pre Covid. I really don’t think he was creepy. I actually only got nice vibes from him. I think he was bad at his job

Wasn't that long ago. Maybe about 3-4years ago. And yes, was bad at his job.

Think that teacher came from BVR.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s worth noting NCRC already has cameras in its classrooms, the bathroom doors are always open so no one can hide in there, there are three teachers in each classroom which means teachers being alone with a student is rare, they do all the background checks and required sexual abuse trainings. What if these measures actually have worked and prevented Carroll from harming any children at NCRC? No, it didn’t stop him being hired as he had no criminal history to be flagged and seemed to have the required skills for the job. But if there is currently no evidence he carried out any abuse in person, it seems these measures may have helped in preventing him from physically abusing kids at NCRC. I hope that continues to be the case as they move through the prosecution and investigations.

This x 10000–worth pointing out for those who don’t know the layout—the bathrooms are in the classroom which is an important safety feature as there are always 2-3 adults present and in view when a child is being helped.

What if a child is on the playground and needed to go to the restroom, did one or two adults take the child?

Anonymous wrote:It’s worth noting NCRC already has cameras in its classrooms, the bathroom doors are always open so no one can hide in there, there are three teachers in each classroom which means teachers being alone with a student is rare, they do all the background checks and required sexual abuse trainings. What if these measures actually have worked and prevented Carroll from harming any children at NCRC? No, it didn’t stop him being hired as he had no criminal history to be flagged and seemed to have the required skills for the job. But if there is currently no evidence he carried out any abuse in person, it seems these measures may have helped in preventing him from physically abusing kids at NCRC. I hope that continues to be the case as they move through the prosecution and investigations.

This x 10000–worth pointing out for those who don’t know the layout—the bathrooms are in the classroom which is an important safety feature as there are always 2-3 adults present and in view when a child is being helped.

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Anonymous wrote:Just to level set-- this is a preschool. The kids are 2-5. Most people would say the preschool. they send their child to is amazing. That is what is special about these years. But to say/think that somehow NCRC is unique is magical thinking. There are a lot of growth and schools and kids at schools all over the place after preschool. There is definitely a vibe from the NCRC parents that this is a unique place which makes me wonder if they put their guard down.

Blaming parents and colleagues for the pedos actions. Brave poster!

Some do make it sound like a cult for little kids. Well actually for parents too. No blaming but when you are in a cult many don't know it.

My kids went to NCRC. Before this monster was there. It is a sweet place. It didn’t feel like a cult at all. But many parents are from extremely wealthy backgrounds. They always got more fawning and attention from the top administrators but I didn’t particularly care because the teachers were loving to all the kids, as far as I could tell. My kids went on to public school but we were an anomaly. 95% of kids went on to elite privates. Public school was a jarring transition after NCRC.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s worth noting NCRC already has cameras in its classrooms, the bathroom doors are always open so no one can hide in there, there are three teachers in each classroom which means teachers being alone with a student is rare, they do all the background checks and required sexual abuse trainings. What if these measures actually have worked and prevented Carroll from harming any children at NCRC? No, it didn’t stop him being hired as he had no criminal history to be flagged and seemed to have the required skills for the job. But if there is currently no evidence he carried out any abuse in person, it seems these measures may have helped in preventing him from physically abusing kids at NCRC. I hope that continues to be the case as they move through the prosecution and investigations.

Curious, how common is it for schools to just leave the bathroom doors completely open rather than having half doors? Has NCRC always had wide open bathrooms? Our preschool has small half doors to at least give the kids some privacy while still being visible to teachers in the classroom. I distinctly remember being a little weirded out when we learned on a tour that NCRC leaves the bathroom doors completely open at all times. Now with the cameras in the classroom and reading the court documents on James Carroll’s obsession with urine, it completely makes me uncomfortable that bathroom doors were open at all times.

The bathrooms references that don’t have doors are inside the classrooms, not in the hallways, and the cameras inside the classrooms do not have views of the bathrooms, at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Several people have referenced an affidavit from JC. Would someone post a link please?

I heard he will appear in court on Monday. Details?

It’s an FBI affidavit and it has been posted multiple times.

https://turquoise-engracia-69.tiiny.site/

To anyone who has read the details of what this PERVERT was doing, please find us one single female preschool teacher who has done anything remotely similar.

Yet just in our geographical area, we have a laundry list of men engaged in the SEX ASSULT of PRESCHOOL children.

Parents beware. Educate yourselves. Whenever someone feels like a creep, keep your child far away from them.

Your child needs protection from PERVERTS,
NOT. POLITE. ACCEPTANCE.

Morgan Rothenhoefer, PA

Equally disgusting, but she was doing it for her creepy man. She wasn’t seeking this out on her own.

Anonymous wrote:It’s worth noting NCRC already has cameras in its classrooms, the bathroom doors are always open so no one can hide in there, there are three teachers in each classroom which means teachers being alone with a student is rare, they do all the background checks and required sexual abuse trainings. What if these measures actually have worked and prevented Carroll from harming any children at NCRC? No, it didn’t stop him being hired as he had no criminal history to be flagged and seemed to have the required skills for the job. But if there is currently no evidence he carried out any abuse in person, it seems these measures may have helped in preventing him from physically abusing kids at NCRC. I hope that continues to be the case as they move through the prosecution and investigations.

Curious, how common is it for schools to just leave the bathroom doors completely open rather than having half doors? Has NCRC always had wide open bathrooms? Our preschool has small half doors to at least give the kids some privacy while still being visible to teachers in the classroom. I distinctly remember being a little weirded out when we learned on a tour that NCRC leaves the bathroom doors completely open at all times. Now with the cameras in the classroom and reading the court documents on James Carroll’s obsession with urine, it completely makes me uncomfortable that bathroom doors were open at all times.