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   An allegation made against a local teacher of sexual battery on a student   
   at a junior high school remains under active investigation, according to a   
   Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official.   
      
   The report involves several incidents that took place during a three-month   
   period, according to the mother of the child involved, at a William S.   
   Hart Union High School District junior high school.   
      
   Hart District Superintendent Michael Vierra was not available upon request   
   to speak on the matter Thursday or Friday.   
      
   Debbie Dunn, the district’s director of communications and community   
   engagement, provided an emailed statement that read: “The district is   
   aware of an allegation raised by a parent regarding an employee at one of   
   our junior high schools. The district takes all allegations of misconduct   
   seriously.”   
      
   The statement added: “When this concern was brought to our attention, the   
   district immediately followed established protocols, including placing the   
   employee on paid administrative leave and conducting a comprehensive   
   investigation. Decisions regarding employee status are made only after   
   careful review of all available information and in accordance with legal   
   requirements.”   
      
   The mother of a 12-year-old Sierra Vista Junior High School student told   
   The Signal on Wednesday afternoon that her child stated a teacher   
   inappropriately touched her on several different occasions that gradually   
   became worse. She requested anonymity out of concern for her and her   
   child’s safety.   
      
   The student’s mother clarified that the incidents did not involve touching   
   beneath clothing: She described one incident as rubbing the student’s   
   shoulder, another as touching the student’s waist, and another as touching   
   the student’s rear end when she bent over to pick up trash.   
      
   A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official confirmed on Thursday   
   afternoon the nature of the report and stated it remains under   
   investigation as of the publication of this story.   
      
   The child reported to the mother that it made her uncomfortable and, after   
   communicating with the teacher about her boundaries, it continued. The   
   first such reported incident was in August of last year and the most   
   recent wasOct. 8, according to the mother, which is when she filed a   
   report with the Sheriff’s Department.   
      
   The teacher was placed on leave and was no longer in the classroom the   
   next day, according to the mother, and resumed teaching last week, despite   
   an ongoing law enforcement investigation, which has become a concern for   
   her, she said.   
      
   Sgt. Joseph Mesa, who leads LASD’s Special Victims Unit, confirmed that   
   deputies took a report dated Oct. 8 in relation to a report of a sexual   
   battery incident involving a student, and school officials were made aware   
   of the matter.   
      
   He also confirmed that the report provided a timeline of different   
   incidents between the student and teacher dating back from August to   
   October 2025, and added that LASD officials have not been made aware of   
   other allegations involving the teacher.   
      
   The Signal has decided not to name the teacher as he was not arrested in   
   connection to the incident, and no charges have been formally presented to   
   the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office as of Thursday,   
   according to Mesa.   
      
   The mother stated that she was told by campus staff that families of   
   students who were in the teacher’s classroom would be notified of his   
   return through a district/campus statement on ParentSquare, a district-   
   wide communication platform that distributes alerts, class updates and   
   attendance information.   
      
   The mother was told she would receive the  statement as well, but when she   
   followed up to see what it would tell the families, the school’s principal   
   told her that she did not receive the information as her child was already   
   removed from the classroom before the teacher’s return.   
      
   Upon request Friday, Dunn provided The Signal with the text of that   
   message, with the teacher’s name redacted. The message read: “Good   
   afternoon parents. As you may be aware, your child’s teacher has been   
   absent from school for a portion of the current school year. Please be   
   aware they will be returning to the classroom Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. We   
   will work to ensure that this teaching transition is smooth.”   
      
   The circumstances have caused emotional and mental distress over the past   
   few months, the mother of the child said, and added that her daughter has   
   faced bullying on campus, is no longer interested in school, and now sees   
   a therapist.   
      
   https://signalscv.com/2026/02/lasd-investigating-report-of-inappropriate-   
   touching-by-teacher/   
      
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