Five school employees accused of not reporting student's sexual assault
The student reported that she and her female friend went swimming at Lake Worth Beach in April 2021 with two boys from Palm Beach Central, including one who had been the student's boyfriend for about a week, according to an investigation report reviewed byThe two pairs split up to walk along the beach separately, the report states, when the girl and one of the boys sat down on a sheet, under a towel. The male student reportedly began touching her in her genital area, initially with consent.
Snider told police, according to records, that he was not a mandated reporter because he was a relative of the accused boy. ACBS12 reported that one of the students involved is the child of one of the arrested employees. Although she was confident that he would make sure it was"routed properly," according to court documents, the teacher did not report the assaults to the Florida Department of Children and Families as mandated by law. The letter ended up with Carter in the guidance counselor's office, per court documents. The counselor did not ask the student about the reportedonly about whether she was having suicidal thoughts and felt safe in her relationship.
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