RGHS Math teacher resigns, flees territory amid sexual assault accusations – Police left in the dark

Serious allegations posted on social media this week led to an investigation being launched into the conduct of a high school teacher accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with a student.

In a statement on the alleged incident on Monday (January 23), police said they were unaware of the allegations until officers of the Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit (SPPU) within the force contacted the Director of Education.

They were then informed that the matter was reported to the school administration and the education department, however, no report of the serious child sex allegations was made to them.

Police said the matter was only brought to their attention when, earlier this past week, residents shared via several WhatsApp groups reports of an alleged assault committed by a math teacher at the Raymond Gardiner High School (RGHS) in North Caicos on a female student at the institution.

According to the residents’ reports, the teacher was questioned sometime last week by officials about the allegations made against him, and by the end of the week, had resigned with immediate effect and left the Islands.

Frustrated residents shared that they were expecting to hear something on the matter from the police, with no word (prior to the release), allowing the accused to flee the territory.

The police cleared the air on the issue, stating: “For the record, no report to date involving any staff member at the high school