I have written three articles this week covering Arizona Teacher sexual misconduct with students which all seem to be covered up by Superintendents and School Boards including:
- After Pressure – Paradise Valley High School Principal Admits Teacher (Sexual) Misconduct With Student Placed on Leave Prior to Death Ongoing Investigation
- EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Higley USD School Teacher Kaitlyn Atienza Arrested Friday for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with Student
- Another Higley USD Coverup – Power Ranch Principal Chris Reuter on Leave Over Teacher Aaron Dunton – Relationship with 14 Year Old Student Text Messages from Police Report
This is bad enough, but Public Records requests by @ALegalProcess reveal an Epidemic of Arizona teacher misconduct with students (see below and here and here):
In an Article in AZ Free News, they reported “56 Arizona educators and 22 certified in Arizona have faced discipline in relation to sexual misconduct with minors this year.”
Astonishing trend continues.
Teacher certificates voluntarily surrendered include:
➡️7 out of 16 cases involving sexual interest in minors
➡️That’s 44% of all cases for the month, up from 41% last month
Teacher in Sunnyside USD found to be on 12-year probation for RAPE of a minor girl
Teacher discovered to have fathered a child with former student in California, sexual relationship for two years while still in school,…eventually divorces wife to marry former student.
>>certificate REVOKED
PHX Union teacher asks for nude photos from female student, texts sexual comments:
Agua Fria Union HS:
➡️District discovers allegations of molestation of a 13 yo step-daughter over a two year period
No district identified, arrest in Mesa
➡️Teacher has contact with 9-yo female student, asks to “lift shirt up” to use a stethoscope on her bare breast and nipple area.
➡️Admits to police he has a “stethoscope fetish”
➡️Arrested for 3-counts of sexual abuse of minor
Sunnyside USD
➡️Teacher engages in sexual contact with student off campus
➡️Sends text messages, nude photos and porn videos to student, multiple times
➡️Arrested for felony sexual conduct/abuse of minor
ASU Prep Academy
➡️Substitute tells female student: “I’m going to have fun with [her] today”, repeatedly touches her and others
➡️Says 13-yo female “dressed as a model, knee high boots, skirt, pearls, silk shirt” – that she’s “vibrating” and “highly sexed”
Substitute under investigation out-of-state for “inappropriately touching female students”
Douglas teacher pursues coffee dates with female student, asks what she thought “if a grown man asked a younger girl out of coffee” – slips a photo of a coffee cup with a heart inside in her notebook
Willow Canyon HS teacher texts female student: “Hey cutie,” “I’ll slap you like Will Smith”
SRO called to investigate “grooming” – district turns over to Surprise police.
PVUSD teacher uses social media to have “inappropriate communication” with “at least one” student
“Lonely” teacher has “inappropriate communications” with a minor female, sends hand-written letters and text messages…says he has “feelings” for her because he’s alone
Flagstaff police investigating teacher for unrelated matters, finds text history w/female student: “I will do anything for you,” “angel,” “I will do whatever needs to be done to make your dreams come true.” Father intervenes. Uses other students to convey more messages.
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