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To: MissAmericanPie
The sources said the school system did not inform police of the alleged assault when the student said he had been shoved, despite the fact that it involved an adult and the child claimed to be hurt. Instead, they said, Child Protective Services was called, and Mayfield was suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation.

When a school resource officer later heard about the assault, the case was passed to youth detectives, who interviewed the student. The student recanted the story, sources said.

This is a middle-school student who said he was shoved. Like many on the thread, myself included, we assumed at least a serious and devastating sexual accusation and it was not. The guy snapped over relatively nothing.

53 posted on 02/15/2004 7:46:28 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Like many on the thread, myself included, we assumed at least a serious and devastating sexual accusation and it was not. The guy snapped over relatively nothing.

Yeah, I was picturing something a lot more serious as well. I was surprised to read the actual circumstances.

I also think it's a sign of the times that there had to be three investigations. For something this minor the school district investigation should be enough.

62 posted on 02/15/2004 8:03:35 AM PST by AzJohn
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