Girl, 12, allegedly raped at El Cerrito school

[tonysam]

(12-14) 18:43 PST EL CERRITO -- A 14-year-old boy was charged Monday with raping a 12-year-old girl in the stairwell of an El Cerrito middle school, and the principal and vice principal have been placed on administrative leave while police and school officials investigate the alleged crime.

El Cerrito police will focus their investigation on the alleged sexual assault, while West Contra Costa Unified School District officials look into how such a crime could have occurred on the Portola Middle School campus during the school day, officials said.

The boy allegedly raped the girl about 2:40 p.m. Thursday in a stairwell at the school at 1021 Navellier St., police Cmdr. Michael Regan said.

The stairwell was empty because class was in session, he said. The two students, who apparently know each other, had passes or reasons not to be in class, he said. He declined to discuss other details of the alleged assault.




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Interesting the administrators were placed on administrative leave.

[tonysam]

1. Interesting post following the article

jjohannson
12/14/2009 6:41:47 PM


This has to be a firing offense for the all top administrative people at Portola. This is the same school where students stoned a teacher last May.

Here's that story, and a telling excerpt --

5 Students Identified In El Cerrito Teacher Attack

"He said El Cerrito police have had problems in the past with the administration of Portola Middle School.

"The principal and vice principal have shown a pattern of unwillingness to report criminal activity on the campus, and thought it was more appropriate to handle it with disciplinary actions at the school," (El Cerrito Police Sgt. Shawn) Maples said."

'Nough said. Can 'em and charge 'em with felony endangerment. This should never happen at any school. Ever.



That answers the administrative leave thing, I believe.

[Wabbajack_]

2. Fire them yes but they don't deserve to be charged with a felony

Only the rapist does.