Thursday, September 19, 2024

Ninnekah Public Schools settles sexual-assault lawsuit for $7.5 million

"A school district accused by former students of turning a blind eye to sexual assault has settled a lawsuit in Oklahoma City federal court," The Oklahoman reports. "Ninnekah Public Schools has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve the lawsuit, filed in 2021 by 14 Jane Does who accused former girls basketball coach Ronald Akins of grooming and sexual assault and four former officials of ignoring their complaints."

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Wetumka educator ensnared by an alleged victim

A Wetumka Public Schools teacher and coachthe husband of the school district’s former superintendenthas been arrested for allegedly abusing minors for decades, RealClear Investigations reports.

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Parents sue Bristow Public Schools, former coach over locker room recordings

"Parents of 13 current and former male Bristow Public Schools students filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging the district ignored claims for years that a former coach there subjected students to 'inappropriate experiences' that included being video recorded while in a school locker room and being watched while in the shower," the Tulsa World reports.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Former juvenile-justice guard got a job at Broken Arrow Public Schools

"Eight days after former detention officer Dquan Doyle was placed on administrative leave for a sexual battery investigation against minors at the Family Center for Juvenile Justice (the Tulsa County Detention Center), he got a job for Broken Arrow Public Schools as a paraprofessional (a teacher’s aide)," KJRH reports.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

'Wish they had a better scope'

In a social media post, an Ardmore public school teacher appears to have wished for the death of former President Donald Trump.

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Educators suppress huge sex-abuse scandal

“The rate of educator sexual misconduct is 10 times higher in one year’s time than in five decades of abuse by clergy,” says Terri Miller, head of the advocacy group SESAME (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation).

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Shawnee's response to abuse is troubling

After all these years, one would think that Shawnee school officials would go to great lengths to demonstrate they take student safety seriously. Instead, the district is seeking to unmask whistleblowers.