What’s the deal with Woodbury schools? How is this even possible?

Submitted by ZebraRaptor t3_11avkds in Connecticut

I don’t know if I’m late to the party or what, but I’ve just learned that a high ranking union member of Woodbury schools has 3 accusations of inappropriate conduct with minors, and has faced no investigation or disciplinary action, and then a new teacher was suspended for 5 days after inappropriately snap chatting with an underage student, taking pictures of himself in his bed. His only requirement to return to work was to take a title IX class which has nothing to do with what happened.

Teachers are mandated reporters, why have the police not been informed of this? Why are they keeping it so quiet?

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DarkLamont t1_j9ubjjs wrote

Probably normal parts of the curriculum and just angry republican parents tbh

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at_work_keep_it_safe t1_j9ujj39 wrote

You should post a source or something before making a random internet thread with these types of accusations & claims.

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ZebraRaptor OP t1_j9up2w4 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,969,536)

It was on the radio, discovered during a FOIA request for construction projects. Can’t seem to find any news articles. They said police were notified by the people who found the reports, however they had not yet heard anything from the school themselves. Let me do some more digging.

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SnooBunnies7461 t1_j9uu9hf wrote

Teachers are mandated reporters. How do you know they didn't report this? The school's investigation is totally separate from the child protective service investigation.

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Appropriate-Garage85 t1_j9v5bgb wrote

I’m a Nonnewaug graduate from the 90’s. Sounds like things are pretty interesting now!

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Pancrat t1_j9vntz9 wrote

I graduated from the academy of arts in 2012. The year after a teacher of mine drove a student home, hooked up with her, and turned himself in the next day. The school asked him to resign and made no further actions.

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ZebraRaptor OP t1_j9wgabu wrote

Replying to Used_Tuna (#1,974,277)

I’m going to try and re-listen to the radio broadcast when I have some time. I guess someone FOIAd records for a construction project and they released a bunch of documents and he was stunned what he found buried in there.

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ZebraRaptor OP t1_j9wghvo wrote

Replying to SnooBunnies7461 (#1,971,791)

Yeah, but police would have been notified and the resident trooper hadn’t gotten any reports from the school when he was asked about it. Now, who knows how many knew anything about it. But I’m sure there’s rumors around the school.

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Golightly314 t1_j9yb44m wrote

Can you post a source? I have family in Woodbury schools, I’d love to know more about this.

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Golightly314 t1_j9yhx54 wrote

Replying to ZebraRaptor (#1,994,023)

Just read the email. They’re claiming:

  1. All law enforcement has been informed and “no agency felt the need to take action.”
  2. No person was ever endangered.
  3. Matter has been addressed.
  4. No laws were broken and it is a personnel matter.

The rumor at the high school is this is referencing a teacher found with alcohol in their car.

The email was a little flippant if it’s really inappropriate conduct.

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ZebraRaptor OP t1_j9yj3xr wrote

Replying to Golightly314 (#1,994,358)

Very interesting. I don’t see why a teacher having alcohol in their car is an issue anyways unless it’s like sitting in obvious view and they’re going out during planning periods and taking shots.

I genuinely hope that’s just the case.

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obsoletevernacular9 t1_ja0sex2 wrote

Not sure if CT ever passed a law against "passing the trash", but as recently as 2016 the state had not.

Basically districts could have allegations of sexual assault or misconduct by a teacher or other educator or school staff and just allow them to resign, meaning they could be hired by another district.

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