Home-school coordinator fired

South Bend Tribune & AP ^ | April 10, 2005

[w6ai5q37b]

Officials believe 26-year-old woman had sex with student.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- School officials fired a home-school coordinator after an investigation found she allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old student, authorities said.

The 26-year-old was under contract with the Wayne Township school district as a non-teaching staff member, officials said. She served as a type of social worker, coordinating activities between the school and parents or other adults who are responsible for teaching students off-campus.

Her job included working closely with students who skip school, cause trouble, struggle with class work or otherwise have problems. She was not a licensed teacher.

An investigation into reports about the woman and the student at Ben Davis High School began in mid-March, officials said.

"There appeared to be some inappropriate relationship that extended outside the school day," said Tom Langdoc, director of school community services for Wayne Township schools.

Child Protection Services, the school and the Marion County Sheriff's Department were investigating, officials said. She has not been charged, police said.

A sheriff's department report dated March 13 says child protective officials both "alleged and affirmed sexual misconduct involving the victim and a counselor at Ben Davis."

School officials declined to say how the woman supervised the boy.

The two had sex three times at her home, sheriff's officials said, and the boy told the school principal several days later.

The woman declined comment to The Indianapolis Star.

Her attorney, Lilaberdia Batties, said she instructed her client to refuse questions from detectives Monday because the allegations have sparked so much publicity.

"She vehemently denies it and can't even imagine why this child has said these things," Batties said. "I guess it will come out once these charges are brought out, if indeed there are charges."

[w6ai5q37b]

Even if you homeschool your child, the child is still not safe from the corrupting influence of the socialist "public education" system.

[MisterRepublican]

Que demands for photos. In 5,4,3,2,1.....

[netmilsmom]

"Her job included working closely with students who skip school, cause trouble, struggle with class work or otherwise have problems. She was not a licensed teacher."

Homeschool??

[2Jedismom]

What does her job have to do with homeschooling?? Sounds more like dealing with truants to me! Doesn't sound like this kid was homeschooled...am I missing something?

Confusing...

[muawiyah]

So, she was "working closely" with a student. Just part of the job.

[KC_for_Freedom]

I would guess that in "problem" kids and continuation kids, the incidence of teacher student sex is much higher. Also teacher parent sex. Idle hands or somesuch.

[2Jedismom]

I wonder about this...

Our local public schools have even been calling the president of my support group (100+ families) asking about how to get started homeschooling for the kids they want out because they are trouble-makers. Instead of just expelling them, they are sending them home to do school and "monitoring" them, I suppose...thus retaining the funding for them?

[w6ai5q37b]

Doesn't sound like this kid was homeschooled...am I missing something?

She was in charge of overseeing homeschoolers to affirm to the school district that they weren't just truants.

[StarCMC]

I don't think the meaning of Homeschool is what we'd call homeschooling. She must have to coordinate the home assignments for students who've been doing their work at home for a variety of reasons - suspension,etc.

[Kirkwood]

Her job included dealing with truants, etc. but it also included coordinating homeschool programs. She did both.

[billorites]

"Her attorney, Lilaberdia Batties..."

A founding member of the FreeRepublic Funny Names Club.

[2Jedismom]

Ok...but the kid in question wasn't really homeschooled, was he? Doesn't sound like...sounds like he was under a suspension or something?

Like I say, it seems a tad confusing. I guess monitoring homeschoolers if just part of her job?

Heh...they have someone checking up on all those pesky troublemakers and homeschoolers!

What's the age of consent in Indiana? I can see her getting in trouble with her job, but at 17, the guy's hardly a child. Child protective services???

[Hop A Long Cassidy]

>>>"the woman and the student at Ben Davis High School"

This implies the student attended Ben Davis High and was not a homeschooler.

The article implies that you should keep your children away from public school employees.

Hoppy

[2Jedismom]

That's kinda the impression I'm getting...

[Thinkin' Gal]

School officials fired a home-school coordinator after an investigation found she allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old student, authorities said. The 26-year-old was under contract with the Wayne Township school district...

[general_re]

I live to serve - here ya go:

[netmilsmom]

>>Instead of just expelling them, they are sending them home to do school and "monitoring" them, I suppose...thus retaining the funding for them?<<

Nice. Money talks.
But here in MI my daughter can't take a Gym or English class at the local elementary school unless she goes full day.

[netmilsmom]

Doesn't the title of this look like it should be Home/School not Homeschool?

Everyone is presuming Homeschool when it is a School to Home program.

[2Jedismom]

Homebound would be more like it...

"My kid pulled a knife at school, now they have him on Homebound Schooling".

Heh.

[netmilsmom]

>>"My kid pulled a knife at school, now they have him on Homebound Schooling". <<

I think you truly have got it!!!!