New Allegations of Teacher Misconduct Raised by Students

New allegations of misconduct have surfaced in the case of a former substitute teacher who had worked at 20 Montgomery County Public Schools since the fall of 2013 and was recently charged with having inappropriate contact with a student.

The school system is notifying parents that it continues to look into the employment record of Jose Pineda, the teacher who was recently arrested for conduct at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown.

School officials say the principals at these schools have been told to send a letter home to make parents aware that Pineda worked in the school and ask them to report any information about inappropriate conduct to the police and school administrators.

A version of that letter and a list of the schools where Pineda worked are included here.

On Thursday the school system said that over the past two days, some students at Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg and Gaithersburg Elementary School reported they had interactions with Pineda that were inappropriate or made them feel uncomfortable. The parents of these students have been consulted and police are investigating the allegations.

Pineda had worked at Ridgeview Middle School for 29 days and Gaithersburg Elementary School for three days since the beginning of last school year.

In an announcement posted on its website, MCPS noted it will work with police to ensure that any reports of inappropriate conduct involving Pineda are investigated in a timely and thorough manner.

Families can also contact Montgomery County Police at 240-773-5400.