The New Jersey school administrator resigned over the suicide of a student
Virginia School Superintendent Fired from Report of Sexual Assault involving a Student in May 2021: A Comment on the Grand Jury’s Report
A Virginia school superintendent was fired Tuesday, a day after a report from the state accused him of lying about a sexual assault involving a student in May 2021.
The grand jury report exposed wrongdoing, gave families the truth, and led to punishments. Youngkin said Wednesday that he would push for accountability on behalf of the students.
The teenager is accused of sexually abusing another student in May 2021. The grand jury report said the sexual assault happened in a women’s bathroom while the culprit was wearing a skirt.
Wayde Byard said the school board did not provide a reason for the firing.
“The Special Grand Jury’s report contains important recommendations and information,” Miyares said in a statement to CNN Wednesday. “I’m glad to see that the school board is taking the report seriously, and hope it results in positive change for the LCPS community.”
CNN tried to reach him, but he was not reachable. Byard would not comment further regarding allegations into LCPS mishandling of the sexual assault cases outlined in the special grand jury report.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/virginia-school-superintendent-fired-report-sexual-assaults/index.html
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Investigated a Sexual Battery and Abduction Student During his First Day in office: Glenn Youngkin Revisited
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said that a teenage student had been arrested for sexual battery and abduction of another student at a public school.
“National outrage focused on Loudoun County because the student was labeled as gender fluid, LCPS had recently passed a transgender policy to conform with the Virginia Department of Education’s model policy,” said the report.
In 2022, under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Department of Education replaced the policy with an updated one stating that students should use bathrooms according to his or her sex.
On his first day in office on January 15, Youngkin passed an executive order authorizing an investigation of Loudoun County Public Schools by the Attorney General. Youngkin had mentioned the sexual assault cases at Loudoun schools several times while campaigning for governor.
The New Jersey school’s administrator resigned after telling a news outlet personal information about a student who died by suicide.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a statement to CNN on Friday that one of the teenagers is charged with assault, two are charged with conspiracy and a fourth is charged with harassment. Billhimer did not identify the students but noted prosecutors were “precluded from releasing certain information due to the persons involved being juveniles.”
Her family says that she died a week after she was attacked by peers and others recorded it on video.
Triantafillos Parlapanides, Superintendent of Central Regional School District, Seaside Heights, Announced after a Student’s Video Attack
Triantafillos Parlapanides, the superintendent at Central Regional School District and Seaside Heights, resigned from his post on Saturday, effective immediately, the district said in a statement on its website. His departure came after students and parents called on the district to improve how they handle accusations of harassment.
The Central Regional School District is looking at allegations of bullied students. The District has contacted the Department of Education and will undergo an independent assessment of the District’s anti-bullying policies and ensure every necessary safeguard is in place to protect our students and staff,” the district’s statement reads.
A freshman student is hit with a water bottle several times in a video obtained and reviewed by CNN. The footage shows Adriana was punched, kicked and her hair was pulled. Kuch says his daughter suffered bruising and blacked out for a short time as a result of the attack.
The school district was accused of bungling the attack. He says police should have been notified immediately and that his daughter should have been taken to the hospital.
John Galifi, a father of two children at the high school, told CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey that other children at the school have also dealt with serious bullying.
Dozens of students at the school staged a walkout on Wednesday, joining Kuch in demanding that the district take stronger action to hold bullies accountable.
An Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Investigation of a Case Study of Parlapanides, aka Adriana, at Los Alamos
The district crisis team was activated to meet with students and staff during this difficult time after Parlapanides wrote a letter to parents about the death of Adriana.
“We don’t always press charges which are based on each individual case,” Parlapanides said. “We always call and notify the police of all incidents. There were a few cuts and injuries to Adriana.
In a Facebook post on February 8, Kuch wrote, “I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty.”
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The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has charged four juveniles in the case – one with aggravated assault, two with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and one with harassment. All four juveniles and their guardians were served with copies of their complaints and released pending future court appearances.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer told NPR in an email that he spoke with students protesting at the school last week and offered to sit down with them to discuss their concerns. Billhimer also said he’s met with school district officials — including Parlapanides before he resigned — to discuss how the district can better respond to incidents at the school and offer programming and services that meet the needs of students.
The case against bullying and suicide prevention in a Bayville veterinary school: Adriana Kuch and her mother-in-law, Jennifer Ferro,
Adriana’s sister-in-law, Jennifer Ferro, told CNN in an interview that the family does not want people to remember Adriana “as the girl who sadly passed away at the age of 14.”
“We want everyone to remember her as the fun-loving little girl we always loved being around,” Ferro said. “We don’t want people to remember her from how she died, more who she was as a person.”
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The freshman’s death sparked a wave of protests in the Central Regional School District along the Jersey Shore. The district’s response and the administration’s ability to stop bullyy were questions spurred by it.
Her father, Michael Kuch, has said on social media and in media interviews that bullying led his daughter to take her own life. He blamed school administrators for not doing enough to prevent abusive behavior.
Adriana Kuch was born in Toledo, Ohio, and her family moved around often because Kuch’s father was in the Army. They moved to Bayville, New Jersey, seven years ago. Kuch was a nature lover who adored animals, according to her family. She enjoyed jogging with her brothers as well as helping children with disabilities.
Triantafillos Parlapanide told the Daily Mail that her father had refused the school’s services and that she had been offered drugs counseling at the school.
Michael and his wife had sought the help of the school because they were afraid that their children would be influenced to smoke marijuana.
The Family and Friends of Kuch and the Central Regional Sheriff’s Office in NJ. “It’s Just Kind of Love, but I’m Alive and Well”
A statement on the district’s website said the “Central Regional family continues to mourn the loss of one of our children” and we are praying for the family and loved ones.
On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and his wife offered their condolences to Kuch’s friends and family. Murphy said that every student should feel supported regardless of where they are.
