Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 14:30:04 GMT -6
IPS officials accused of hiding sexual abuse allegations
Indianapolis Public Schools officials tried to hush allegations of sexual misconduct involving a school counselor who is now charged with having sex with at least two students, according to Marion Superior Court documents.
Prosecutors cited an email exchange and other evidence in bringing misdemeanor charges against two officials who they said failed to report allegations against former counselor Shana Taylor to police or the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Lela "Tina" Hester, IPS human resources director, sent an email to a top IPS official on Feb. 18, a day after a student's mother presented evidence of an inappropriate relationship between her son and Taylor.
"I asked that the school police stay out of it so that she is not charged and we can handle from an HR perspective," Hester wrote in her email, "but I don't know if the mom plans to file charges."
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2016/04/13/did-ips-officials-try-hide-abuse-allegations/82974760/
Indianapolis Public Schools officials tried to hush allegations of sexual misconduct involving a school counselor who is now charged with having sex with at least two students, according to Marion Superior Court documents.
Prosecutors cited an email exchange and other evidence in bringing misdemeanor charges against two officials who they said failed to report allegations against former counselor Shana Taylor to police or the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Lela "Tina" Hester, IPS human resources director, sent an email to a top IPS official on Feb. 18, a day after a student's mother presented evidence of an inappropriate relationship between her son and Taylor.
"I asked that the school police stay out of it so that she is not charged and we can handle from an HR perspective," Hester wrote in her email, "but I don't know if the mom plans to file charges."
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2016/04/13/did-ips-officials-try-hide-abuse-allegations/82974760/