Editorial Robert Anderson Publisher Lehigh Acres Gazette
An Investigation report filed on Feb 5, 2016 to the Sheriff Resource Officer (SRO) and Principal at East Lee County High School shows that an Incident was determined to be an assault on a female student.
Parents of the student work at a school and stated they wanted no documentation with LCSO and wanted the incident handled by school officials at first.
The SRO was advised of a battery that occurred. According to the LCSO report, the victim, female, was sitting in her math class at approximately 10:15 AM. Her teacher (male) pulled her hair back and kissed her on the neck. The victim immediately reported the incident. School officials have students that witnessed what say was the teacher kiss the victim.
Teacher was told not to return to the school pending a Lee County School District investigation for approximately three weeks with pay.
The teacher returned to the school. The victim was sent to another classroom for instruction.
The female student has graduated but has been traumatized and the Principal and administration refuse to talk about it, why?
As of yesterday 10/7/2016 this teacher is still teaching at this school.
This is just one of the numerous cover ups of incidents that have happened at that school over the last 7 years. Under no circumstances is it appropriate or accetable for an adult in a postion of authority to kiss a student.
This is a clear cut black and white guilty situation. The LCSD should be made to answer for allowing this teacher to return and answer why they thought it was o.k. to re-traumatize this student every day.