The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

I’m a born and bred Northeasterner. So naturally anytime I see interesting news going on in the Delaware Valley (New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware) my attention pulls to that direction. This case (which took place in Allentown, PA) made me VERY angry.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Central Elementary School’s teachers and administrators, parents say, knew they had a problem with F.H., a 12-year-old accused of going into a bathroom stall and sexually assaulting a first-grade boy.

But instead of calling police and removing F.H., district officials covered up the attack and allowed him to remain in class, leading to the sexual assault of three more first-graders, according to parents.

The allegations, contained in a $15 million federal lawsuit against the Allentown school system, have created an uproar in Pennsylvania’s third-largest city, with outraged parents demanding the superintendent’s ouster and state lawmakers working on a legislative fix.

The case has also illustrated how difficult it can be under the law for parents to hold a school system responsible for the safety of their children.

“I’m disgusted,” said Yolanda Colbert, 36, whose three children attend Allentown schools. “These 6-year-olds are the most vulnerable, and if adults cannot protect them, we have some serious issues in the Allentown school district.” (continue reading this article. Click here to see the local news video coverage)

Before I start my rant here, let me acknowledge the fact that there are good teachers in public schools that would of handled this differently. I know quite of few public school teachers myself and if this would have happened in their school, they would have been just as angry as me. With that being said, I believe that teachers’ unions ultimately look out for themselves and will do anything to preserve and expand their influence in D.C. and local politics.

What really pisses me off about this case here is how the school system (heavily influenced by teachers unions) opted to bury this incident instead of getting the police involved from jump. Foxnews.com has a video of one of the fathers of the 4 kids that were molested (his face is covered). He said that his son came home one day and told him that someone in his school “…tried to pee-pee in his butt“.

For several minutes, I– went– off! I can’t imagine what this father must have felt–let alone his son.

Not too long ago, I had a public school employee tell me about several incidents in her school where teachers are simply reassigned after it was discovered that these teachers had committed some major violations. One of these incidents involved a teacher who was viewing porn in the classroom. There is a case here in Southern California (the town is about 20 min from my home) where a substitute teacher HAD ADMITTED to molesting between 100-200 girls. I talked about this case at great length here. Fortunately a local paper has been keeping track of this story as well:

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Four families are trying to file lawsuits against several local school districts and two county agencies claiming the education system failed to stop a substitute elementary school teacher from molesting their children.

In the pending lawsuits, the families claim three of the school districts – Chino Valley Unified, San Bernardino City Unified and Ontario-Montclair – knew Eric Norman Olsen preyed on children, but failed to report him to the police. (more…)

Coincidence? I think not.