KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana |State school probe begins
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Associated Press - November 3, 2009 7:24 AM ET
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state is investigating an alleged inappropriate sexual incident between students at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired that led to the school's director resigning after she was placed on leave.
State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek said Monday that he is also concerned about allegations that there has not been an "open atmosphere" at the school for the blind for adults who work there to report allegations of sexual misconduct.
Pastorek tells The Advocate the state Department of Education found out last week from a teacher that two students "went off together and had inappropriate contact on Wednesday."
Rene Greer, communications director for the state Department of Education, said the state is also investigating another alleged inappropriate sexual incident between students that apparently occurred in May.
Information from: The Advocate, http://www.2theadvocate.com
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