Overview
- The teacher was placed on leave on Oct. 31 after the student's family reported inappropriate touching to the school.
- The child, a lower-school student, was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in early October, according to school officials.
- Two additional families later told the school their children described inappropriate physical contact by the same teacher.
- The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, the Office of Early Education and Care, and Newton Police are investigating with no conclusions yet on how the infection occurred or who is responsible.
- School leaders say they are cooperating, have hired Aleta Law for an outside review, and have reinforced student safety policies, while the teacher’s attorney vehemently denies misconduct.