As law enforcement investigates claims of wrongdoing inside the local school district, the St. Helens community is enmeshed in scandal. Following alarming claims of sex abuse involving two high school teachers, KOIN 6 News revealed that a middle school teacher at St. Helens is under investigation for “offensive physical contact” with pupils. Although not much has been made public about the nature of the purported contact, authorities are currently focused on the investigation.
The arrest of high school teachers Mark Collins and Eric Stearns, who are currently facing numerous charges of sexual abuse, has sparked a crescendo of public outrage in recent times. According to what the police told KGW, St. Helens detectives have started interviewing people and are trying to find possible victims in connection with the events involving the middle school teacher.
In addition to potential neglect claims against Dr. Katy Wagner, the principal of St. Helens High School, for neglecting to report abuse, the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) has expanded its investigation into these issues. In response, the school board called an emergency meeting, demonstrating the seriousness of the current circumstance. In light of Principal Wagner and District Superintendent Scot Stockwell’s administrative leave announcements, this meeting will discuss the hiring of an interim superintendent, highlighting the systemic accountability issue being discussed, according to OPB.
The allegations against Collins and Stearns, the implicated instructors, come after another significant case in which the district paid out one of the highest settlements in the state for former coach Kyle Wroblewski’s sexual assault. To further highlight Collins’s behavior, a student claimed on Wednesday that Collins had seen porn on an electronic device in class while he was a substitute teacher in the Scappoose School District, according to OPB. Both District Superintendent Scot Stockwell and Principal Katy Wagner of St. Helens High School have been placed on administrative leave. In addition, Stockwell is under investigation by the Department of Human Services (DHS) for allegedly failing to disclose child safety issues.
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