Entire Staff At L.A. School To Be Removed
The entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates. Superintendant John Deasy told parents and media that 88 teachers and 40 support staff at Miramonte Elementary School are being replaced because a full investigation of allegations is disruptive and staffers will require support to get through the scandal. An entire staff has been trained to come into the school to take over teaching for the time being, and there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom to help student and staff cope. Officials called off school for today and tomorrow as a cooling-off period. All current staff members will report to another location, where they will be interviewed. The move follows the arrest of two teachers, Mark Berndt was charged last week with committing lewd acts on 23 children; Martin Springer was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom.
The entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates. Superintendant John Deasy told parents and media that 88 teachers and 40 support staff at Miramonte Elementary School are being replaced because a full investigation of allegations is disruptive and staffers will require support to get through the scandal. An entire staff has been trained to come into the school to take over teaching for the time being, and there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom to help student and staff cope. Officials called off school for today and tomorrow as a cooling-off period. All current staff members will report to another location, where they will be interviewed. The move follows the arrest of two teachers, Mark Berndt was charged last week with committing lewd acts on 23 children; Martin Springer was arrested Friday on suspicion of fondling two girls in his classroom.
