Incident No. 1793

Improper Conduct

Burroughs Elementary School

1820 Monroe St. NE

April 26, 2005, 10:20 a.m.

A female student stated that whenever she asks [one of the] male students for a pencil, the male student instructs her to suck his private part. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was notified and responded. MPD did not complete a report. [Two other male students] witnessed the incidents. Administrative action is pending.

Incident No. 2051

Corporal Punishment

Kenilworth Elementary School

1300 44th St. NE

May 23, 2005, 10:30 a.m.

A student’s mother stated that [her daughter] asked a teacher for authorization to use the restroom. The teacher did not give the student authorization to use the restroom. The student urinated on herself. The teacher then gave the student a bag containing a diaper. The student’s mother also stated that the teacher grabbed and plucked the student. The student did not sustain injury. MPD was notified and responded. MPD did not complete a report. A Watkins investigator will be assigned to the case. Administrative action is pending.

Incident No. 2054

Miscellaneous Complaint

Lafayette Elementary School

5701 Broad Branch Road NW

May 23, 2005, 11:33 a.m.

The father of a student reported to the principal that hired contractors were replacing the windows in the school. When the contractors went to lunch, they left a tray of cement up in the windowsill. During the 3rd-grade lunch period, the students were instructed to go and wash their hands. Instead, [the man’s son] detoured, going to where the cement was and began putting cement on his arms and hands. A female teacher observed the student. She escorted him to the nurse’s office and instructed him to wash his hands and arms off. The father is stating that his concern is a possibility that the cement could cause damage to his son, if not now, maybe 20 years from now. The father said it could affect his son’s brain. The father stated he’s going to sue the school system, because his son deserves a college education. MPD not notified.

Minor edits have been made for clarity.

—Mike Kanin