Livermore Valley Charter School Reacts to Arrest of Former Employee Accused of Sexually Abusing 14-Year-Old Student

Information from Livermore Valley Charter School:

TVLC and LVCS confirm that a former LVCS employee was arrested by the Livermore Police Department on Friday, June 27, 2014, for alleged inappropriate relations with a minor, pending investigation of the allegations.

Related article: Employee of Livermore Valley Charter School Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl

The TVLC Board and LVCS site administration, as advocates and safeguards for the students entrusted to us, take our responsibility for student safety while in our charge seriously.  The TVLC Board and LVCS site administration and staff are cooperating fully with law enforcement officials, while conducting and concluding a simultaneous personnel investigation.  

As always, while aware of all persons due process rights, if we discover that any adult or staff member has placed a student or students at risk, we take appropriate, swift and decisive action.

We are not at liberty to discuss specifics or details, as the alleged victim is a minor and has the right and expectation of privacy and confidentiality.  We do not want to jeopardize the integrity of the investigations. We are not legally allowed to comment on specifics regarding the staff member, as personnel matters must remain confidential by law.

Safety of students is our utmost priority.  Any staff, student, parent or community member who has concerns or information pertinent to these investigations is asked to contact the Livermore Police Department and/or TVLC CEO, Bill Batchelor, LVCS Principal, Tara Aderman or TVLC General Legal Counsel, Derek Austin.

• Bill Batchelor:  bbatchelor@trivalleylearning.org
• Tara Aderman: taderman@lvcs.org
• Derek Austin:  daustin@trivalleylearning.org
• Livermore Police Department Contact: Paul Mayer: pmayer@ci.livermore.ca.us

LVCS school counselors are available for any student, parent or staff who wish to utilize those services.  Please request school counselor contact information from any of the persons listed above.