The following letter was sent by parent Jennifer Smith to Superintendent Tommy Hancock and High School Principal Roman Renteria. Every member of the school board was cc'd.
Hello,It has come to my attention that there was a known sex offender working with the cheerleaders.I dont know if he happens to have the same name or if he is the same felon listed on the NM state Web site or not.Either way, the issue has been brought to light that there are absolutely no background checks done on the people who interact with our children.As a university professor, I was told by our administration at NMSU-A, that everyone who steps foot on the Alamogordo school campuses are required to have a background check. I also have a student who is not allowed to substitute teach because of a 20 year old misdemeanor charge of possession of less than 1/4 ounce of marijuana.If the Alamo school are implementing these types of protective measures, why are we not protecting our children as diligently? Yes, they have had their share of personnel sexually assaulting minors. Cloudcroft has it's own history of the same.Are we going to wait until one of our kids get hurt before we do something? I personally do not want to sacrifice any of our mountain kids before the policy is put in place.I know many parents, including myself, will not put this to rest until a preventive policy is put in place. In Alamo, the folks who want to help on campus pay for their own background checks. I know I would.Thank you for your attention to this matter,
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We can have all the laws and rules we what, but how do we stop these things? What motive could the coach have to want a sex offender to talk and work with teen girls? Where was her justification? I am afraid that the sports view is becoming wining at all costs. I am happy if our teams lose – as long as our children are safe from sexual predators, not put at physical risks, and use good sportsmanship. They are just games. It is not worth winning state we have to turn to sex offenders for coaches or coach’s aids.
ReplyDeleteOh my, the coach says here go with this sex offender and he will give you lollipops… not exactly-
ReplyDeleteShe says I know this guy is a sex offender but he is a good cheerleader. Listen to him and go with him down to Alamogordo and he will make you a semi-pro cheerleader. He is nice and last year he made one of our cheerleaders his girlfriend and we won state.
This is what I am hearing. This cannot be right. If it is………