{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"To Catch a Creep Cybertraps 136","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2348,"description":" News Item – Students at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, RI set up a Discord subchannel to document inappropriate behavior by a teacher North Kingstown School District is a hot mess In April 2022, a series of lawsuits were filed against the District, high school administrators, and former boys’ basketball coach Aaron Thomas. The suit alleges that Thomas ordered boys to strip naked and then used calipers on their thighs to allegedly measure body fat percentage Complaints were made about Thomas’s behavior in 2017 and 2018, but the suit alleges that nothing was done Players felt coerced to cooperate because they were competing for spots on the team and playing time Defendants named in the lawsuit include: School committee members North Kingston finance director Former district superintendent Philip Auger Former HS principal and assistant superintendent Denise Mancieri Former teacher/coach Aaron Thomas A second lawsuit alleges that the District was slow to take action against a different coach who stalked a young student for weeks Parents complained repeatedly to school officials but received little cooperation Eventually, the teacher was removed from the district but went on to work in two other districts and is still licensed in Rhode Island Retired judge Susan McGuirl conducted an independent review of the District’s response to the Thomas complaints and concluded that the District and several of its employees had failed to take appropriate action When a school fails, they lost the trust of the community that they serve. Schools must recognize their failures and making the necessary changes to prevent something like this from happening again. That trust must be rebuilt, and that will take time, To rebuild this trust, they must be candid and transparent with the community they serve regarding the changes they are making and any future situations they may encounter. Following the report, administrators Auger and Mancieri resigned....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}