School district: Sixth graders had sex in class

wthr 13 ^ | 03/05/2007 | Sandra Chapman/13 Investigates

[Harrius Magnus]

13 Investigates
School district: Sixth graders had sex in class

Sandra Chapman/13 Investigates

Indianapolis - For months it's been a well-kept secret. But now Warren Township Schools confirm a disturbing case of sex in the classroom. The illicit activity has parents concerned and a district at a loss for words.

Shop class gives students a chance to learn outside of the book. But at Warren Township's Raymond Park Middle School, two students engaged in illicit acts in view of goggled eyes.

13 Investigates was tipped off by a disturbed resident who writes:

"...during school hours in a classroom with an experienced teacher present, two sixth graders completed the act of intercourse...at least ten students were witnesses. No disciplinary actions were taken against the teacher... All teachers were told to keep quiet."

Middle school students having sex in a busy classroom while a teacher is present? Warren Township Associate Superintendent Jeff Swensson confirmed it's true. It's been kept under wraps since November.

The principal at Raymond Park Middle School would not speak to us about the incident or parents concerns. The superintendent in charge of middle schools in the district also backed out of an on-camera interview and instead provided a three-sentence statement:

"Two students were involved in inappropriate conduct in a lab class last semester. We have investigated the matter and taken appropriate action. The school corporation considers the matter closed and will have no further comment."

Associate Superintendent Jeff Swensson told Eyewitness News off camera the teacher didn't know what was going on because another student acted as a "look-out." But once the teacher discovered the behavior, immediate action was taken. Swensson says the students involved were recommended for expulsion. But he did not say whether the board followed that recommendation.

Warren Township School Police were not aware of the incident and say no report was made even though the children were recommended for expulsion.

We sought comment from all seven Warren Township School Board Members about how this case was handled. No one was available to speak with us.

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[Harrius Magnus]

Speechless, and I'm no prude by any measure.

[Ramius]

Uh... wait a minute:

...the teacher didn't know what was going on because another student acted as a "look-out." But once the teacher discovered the behavior, immediate action was taken. Swensson says the students involved were recommended for expulsion.

So... what's the story? What was supposed to have happened? The teacher discovered it and intervened.

The journalist is just mad because they didn't turn around and call the newspaper. Well... I wouldn't either.

[headsonpikes]

That's nothing - when I was a lad we had to do it uphill in the snow - both ways!

[knarf]

The entire staff should be fired.

They were told to keep quiet.

[Harrius Magnus]

"two sixth graders completed the act of intercourse..."

There would've been serious repercussions if they had enjoyed a fag afterwards.

[Jaded]

You cannot be serious? The teachers shouldn't be running to the press anyway. It's between the principal, the teacher, the students and their parents. NO ONE ELSE.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"So, what did you make in shop class today?"

[CJ Wolf]

"Swensson says the students involved were recommended for expulsion." seems fair enough to me.

And shouting this from the roof tops helps who? I'd hate to have the media circus at my school...

[silverleaf]

Were public school teaching aids such as condoms and cucumbers involved in the act? Enquiring minds want to know.

[silverleaf]

Anyone who smokes after sex .... is doing it wrong. :-)

[Ramius]

The entire staff should be fired.

Huh? why?

How is it the business of the newspaper? Why not protect the privacy of the kids and families and let them deal with it?

Reporters may want the sexy salacious story, but they don't have a right to it.

[knarf]

Ooops ... I meant the school staff.

[Tax-chick]

two students engaged in illicit acts in view of goggled eyes.

The students were all wearing goggles? Is this a fetish thing, or is there some educational purpose?

[Suzy Quzy]

Sad...LOL.

[Pontiac]

The entire staff should be fired. They were told to keep quiet.

Did you read the story?

There were at least 10 other kids in the class. It was going to come out sooner or later.

It is really pretty amazing that it was able to kept under wraps this long.

It sounds to me like a parent wrote to the reporters not a staff member.

[The_Reader_David]

It was shop class--you've got to wear safety goggles when using power-tools, soldering irons, and so forth.

Come to think of it, if we'd had coed shop back in our day, that probably is the only classroom in which something like this could have happened: the lumber storage area would be completely ignored by the teacher when the kids were using power-tools, etc. (And rightly so, since the tools were dangerous.)

[Tax-chick]

Oh, now I see it in the article - I missed that.

[HOTTIEBOY]

You are right.

It absolutely should have been handled behind closed doors with the teacher, the priciple, the students involved and their parents.

No way this should be national news. They did the right thing by handling it privately.

Thats called taking responsibility and handling things yourself instead of calling on the press and the gummit to fix it.

[HOTTIEBOY]

As well they should keep quiet....

What if , god forbid, your kid or someone you know had been involved? Would you want the teachers to have a 6pm interview on Hardcopy?

[Graycliff]

They need to slow down.