Thursday, August 8, 2013

Escaping the Scandal in Rose City

A sign posted by a Rose City resident.
Parents at Rose City Middle School are outraged at the behavior of a school board member and several teachers.
Neal Erickson, a former teacher at the middle school in Ogemaw County, was convicted of having sex with an eighth grade student. Though he is in custody, parents are upset that a school board member and six teachers have publicly supported Erickson.
According to the Ogemaw County Herald, West Branch-Rose City school board member Mike Egan sat with Erickson's family in court during sentencing, and the six teachers wrote letters to the judge requesting leniency.  (more...)

No comments:

Post a Comment