MI- Principal Allegedly Ignored Student Sex

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5-16-2008 Michigan:

PONTIAC, Mich. -- The principal of the Pontiac Alternative Leadership Academy at Bethune School was suspended Tuesday while officials look into allegations that she knew about sexual activity going on among her young students but failed to file a police report.

Damon Dorkins, the school board's president, is quoted in the Oakland Press as saying that alternative school principal Tammy Anderson "is not being punished for anything. She could be totally right in this."

The suspension was necessary while the investigation is conducted, she said.

Anderson is accused of not reporting an incident involving two 5-year-olds at the schools day care center.

"There was inappropriate touching between the two kids," said Pontiac Police Chief Val Gross.

The chief points out the children are OK. And he believes this sort of behavior is learned and they must look into why it happened.

Gross said by law, an incident of this nature should have been reported to Child Protective Services within 24 hours and failure to report to report such an incident is a crime.

The school's Superintendent, Calvin Cupidore said they are also conducting an investigation and he hopes to make the results public by next week.

"I want to put out to the community that the school board and this administration is about accountability," said Cupidore.

Since Anderson took the position two months ago, she has come under fire for another similar incident, said Cupidore.

Cupidore said when she found marijuana on two students; she threw it away instead of turning it over to the police as evidence. ..more.. by ClickOnDetroit