Sexual Misconduct Allegations Lodged Against Bel Air Teacher: Police

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A Bel Air High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after an "allegation of a sexual nature" was made. The allegation was lodged in September, according to HCPS' communications manager Jillian Lader. The school district placed the teacher on leave pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

According to The Aegis, the teacher was not named and a notice was sent to the Bel Air High School community on Sept. 27 stating: "We take all allegations against staff members seriously and we want to assure you that the resources necessary to support our school community — both students and staff — will be made available through the investigation. Should your child have any questions or concerns that they need to share, we have counseling services available. We encourage you to contact the Harford County Sheriff's office if your child shares any information with you that you feel may be important to the investigation."

The Harford County Sheriff's Office has received several other reports regarding incidents of a sexual nature after it followed up on social media posts made about the Bel Air High School teacher, Kyle Anderson, public information officer for the sheriff's office, told The Aegis.

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