Public School and Program Abuse

[Whooter]

This just came in:

November 24, 2010


An Orange County woman who worked as a high school band teacher was convicted Wednesday of having sex with a student.

Carlie Attebury, 31, of Orange was found guilty on four counts stemming from her sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy for nearly a year. Prosecutors alleged that Attebury befriended the student in 2007 while working at El Modena High School in Orange.

The two regularly met at Attebury’s home and exchanged sexually explicit text messages, prosecutors said.

Attebury came to the notice of police a few months later when she reported an extortion attempt by a former El Modena student who demanded $3,500 and sexually explicit photos to keep quiet about her  relationship with him.

Miguel Lopez, who was 23 at the time, was arrested and eventually pleaded guilty to one count of felony extortion. He was sentenced to three years' probation.

In 2008, parents contacted El Modena’s principal after they allegedly saw her caressing the 15-year-old’s hair at a school event. Attebury is scheduled to be sentenced in January.

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[RobertBruce]

I'm confused Whooter. You acknowledge that public schools are safer than programs, but then you cannot explain why programs avoid accountability, or name the programs you are familiar with. Why is that?

[Whooter]

I'm confused Whooter. You acknowledge that public schools are safer than programs, but then you cannot explain why programs avoid accountability, or name the programs you are familiar with. Why is that?

Public school safety. Hmmmm..... Thats a good point.  Speaking of Public school safety, there has been another report.  Lets pause and take a look:

November 24, 2010

A man has been arrested for alleged sexual assaults that happened while he was a teacher at a Scarborough public school several years ago.

The 46-year-old suspect was arrested Nov. 16 and is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old male student at John McCrae Sr. Public School in 1994 and 1995.

Authorities believe there may be more victims.

Anthony Ross is facing five counts of sexual assault and five counts of sexual interference. He’s scheduled to appear in court Friday.
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[RobertBruce]

Public school safety. Hmmmm..... Thats a good point. Speaking of Public school safety, there has been another report. Lets pause and take a look:

So you can't answer the questions then? How unsuprisingly sad.

[Whooter]

Public school safety. Hmmmm..... Thats a good point. Speaking of Public school safety, there has been another report. Lets pause and take a look:

So you can't answer the questions then? How unsuprisingly sad.

I think that all of these are sad, Bruce.  Lets take a look at an update of an earlier incident:

November 26, 2010

A 26-year-old former high school science teacher who was arrested for having sex with one of her students is pregnant, amid speculation that her alleged victim may be the father.

Jennifer Riojas is out on bond after being arrested on Wednesday for sexual assault against a child under 17. The arrest came nearly a month after she resigned from her job as a science teacher at Carter-Riverside High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

Court documents detail a tawdry affair between student and teacher, with the two even taking to the teenager's hospital bed for sex at one point.

Fort Worth Independent School District spokesman Clint Bond confirmed that Riojas left her classroom on Oct. 19 and resigned two days later. Her resignation letter referenced her pregnancy.

ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA reported that the paternity for Riojas' baby has not been established, but that the teenager came forward because he was concerned that he might be the father.

According to an affidavit filed in Tarrant County, Riojas's alleged victim told school officials that he was 16 years old when he began a sexual relationship with his teacher.

The affidavit details several alleged encounters between the two, including one instance of sexual intercourse in the teenager's hospital bed in early December 2009 when he was being treated for a sports-related injury.

The teenager, who was in Riojas' first-period class as a sophomore, told authorities that as he and Riojas got to know each other, she would attend his school football games and he would spend his lunch period in her class, according to the affidavit.

"The victim, now 17 years old, stated that defendant drove the victim to different hotels ... at which time the victim and defendant engaged in sexual intercourse," the document continued.

A hotel clerk in nearby Hurst, Texas confirmed to investigators that Riojas rented a room on Dec. 10, 2009 -- with a coupon --and again on Jan. 28, 2010.

Riojas could not immediately be reached for comment.
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[RobertBruce]

So you still can't answer then?

[Whooter]

So you still can't answer then?

Good point, Bruce, I forgot.  Here you go:

November 16, 2010

An Orlando high-school teacher has been removed from the classroom amid allegations that she had sex with three students, authorities said today.

The woman, who has not been charged criminally, teaches at Edgewater High, said Kathy Marsh, an Orange County schools spokeswoman. She is on paid leave.

The state Department of Children and Families received a report Friday alleging that the teacher was having a sexual relationship with one boy, DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said. Over the weekend, a complaint was received that the woman was involved with two other students, too, Hoeppner said.
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[Whooter]

They always place these teachers on paid leave and protect them and pay them with tax payers money until the trial is over ( 4 years from now! lol).  Its the teachers union that stands in the way.
If this were a private institution the teachers'/staffs' life line would be severed within hours of the arrest with no pay.  I dont understand why these institutions like the church and public school system want to hold onto these people and keep paying them.


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[RobertBruce]

Still nothing? There just two little questions Whooter, why aren't you able to answer them?

[Whooter]

Still nothing?

Here maybe you are right, lol.   I forgot to post this one:

November 29, 2010

BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- A Nov. 29 jury trial has been scheduled in Baldwin Circuit Court for a Causey Middle School teacher accused of sexually abusing a boy in Summerdale.

In April, a grand jury indicted Charles Milton Lewis Jr., 50, of Summerdale, on one count of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of attempted first-degree assault.

According to the indictment, Lewis attempted "to cause serious physical injury ... by transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus."

The 9-year-old boy was not infected with HIV, according to an official with the District Attorney’s Office.

In June, Lewis waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Lewis, a science and reading teacher at Causey Middle School in Mobile, wrecked his car on the way to a school function in March and officers said he admitted he was drunk.

In the wake of that case, the child accused Lewis of touching him inappropriately in July 2009 during an overnight visit to Lewis’ home. The boy also said Lewis offered him alcohol, authorities said.

The boy was not one of Lewis’ students, investigators and school officials have said.

Following the accusation, another allegation of inappropriate contact with a child then surfaced in Mobile County involving a student. Lewis has also denied any wrongdoing in that incident.

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[RobertBruce]

Here maybe you are right, lol. I forgot to post this one:

Of course I am, the thing I'm confused on is why you still can't answer the question.

[Whooter]

I'm confused

I know the abuse in Public schools just keeps going.  Its a scary time we are living in, I dont think any child is safe in our public school system.

November 18, 2010
Des Moines police are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving a former Scavo High School science teacher.

Kenneth Rettler, 29, voluntarily surrendered his teaching license to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners last spring after he was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old female student in December.

The Des Moines school board approved his termination in January, but the district did not report the matter to police.

It's against Iowa law for a teacher to have sex with a student, regardless of the student's age.

Police began their investigation in January when the former student, who is now 18, reported the relationship. Police have been waiting for results of paternity testing before turning the matter over to the Polk County attorney's office, a police spokesman said.

The victim had a baby in July. She said in court documents that she had a sexual relationship with Rettler from October to November 2009, when the baby was conceived.

Police and Polk County Attorney John Sarcone received the results of the tests Tuesday. Sarcone said he will meet with police investigators before deciding how to proceed.

Under Iowa law, a one-time encounter between a teacher and student is an aggravated misdemeanor. A pattern of sexual contact is a felony and is punishable by up to five years in prison.

Sarcone did not have a timeline for when a decision would be made on whether to file charges. The statute of limitations is three years.

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[RobertBruce]

Whooter wrote

 I dont think any child is safe in our public school system.

Just wanted to save that little gem. You have in the past taken issues with others using words like 'all ' and 'every' as they apply to negative comments about programs. Yet here you are making the same sort of blanket comment. I guess that means the rest of us are free to say things like, "Every program is abusive" or "All program staffers abuse kids" without any word of criticsm from you. Can't have it both ways Whooter. In any event, your comment that has no basis in reality. The fact of the matter is kids are much safer in public schools versus programs. A fact you seem to be well aware of, otherwise you'd actually attempt to answer the question regarding why programs avoid accountability, and what programs you personally are familiar with.

You're free to play this sad game as long as you like Whooter, just know that no one is buying what you're selling.

[RobertBruce]

I'm confused

I know the abuse in Public schools just keeps going.  Its a scary time we are living in, I dont think any child is safe in our public school system.

November 18, 2010
Des Moines police are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving a former Scavo High School science teacher.

Kenneth Rettler, 29, voluntarily surrendered his teaching license to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners last spring after he was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old female student in December.

The Des Moines school board approved his termination in January, but the district did not report the matter to police.

It's against Iowa law for a teacher to have sex with a student, regardless of the student's age.

Police began their investigation in January when the former student, who is now 18, reported the relationship. Police have been waiting for results of paternity testing before turning the matter over to the Polk County attorney's office, a police spokesman said.

The victim had a baby in July. She said in court documents that she had a sexual relationship with Rettler from October to November 2009, when the baby was conceived.

Police and Polk County Attorney John Sarcone received the results of the tests Tuesday. Sarcone said he will meet with police investigators before deciding how to proceed.

Under Iowa law, a one-time encounter between a teacher and student is an aggravated misdemeanor. A pattern of sexual contact is a felony and is punishable by up to five years in prison.

Sarcone did not have a timeline for when a decision would be made on whether to file charges. The statute of limitations is three years.

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[Whooter]

You're free to play this sad game as long as you like Whooter, just know that no one is buying what you're selling.

Hmmm....  Seems to be a new one every day.

November 24, 2010

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A former Springfield, Vt., high school teacher and coach is pleading not guilty to a charge he had sex with a student.

Michael Sorrentino entered the plea to a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor Tuesday in criminal court in White River Junction.

Court documents say the alleged victim told police her relationship with Sorrentino began as student-teacher, but became more friendly when they began spending time together after school. The girl told police that last year Sorrentino forcefully removed her clothing and had sex with her.

Sorrentino's attorney disputed the allegations.

WCAX-TV says Sorrentino has since lost his teaching license and moved to California.

He's free on bail.

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