Calverton Middle School – Two Calverton Middle School students who are only 13-years old tried to rape one of the school’s assistant principals who was working in the school on a Sunday afternoon trying to catch up on paperwork.
Police charged the two 13-year-old Calverton Middle School students with attempted rape, robbery, burglary, and trespassing after they allegedly broke into the locked school Sunday afternoon and then tried to assault one the school’s assistant principals.
Baltimore police investigators said the victim fought the teens off and called police. The boys were arrested the next morning after police identified them from the school’s security cameras.
“We just have to get a handle over this. I think we’re just going to have to make examples of some of our young people,” said Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon in speaking of the attempted rape of the assistant principal.
Concerned Calverton students and middle school parents also spoke out on Wednesday.
“She probably won’t be here next year,” said parent Sharanda Creighton of her daughter. “It’s not the school — it’s the kids that go here. It’s the people.”
Marietta English, head of Baltimore’s teachers union, said that what happened at Calverton Middle School over the weekend is another example of what’s gone wrong.
“It goes back to these students thinking there is no consequence for their behavior. They came back to school on Monday thinking that they were going to go to class as usual. They didn’t think anything was going to happen to them. It’s ridiculous,” she said.
Jimmy Gittings, head of the school administrators union, said the blame must start at home. “Once our parents start teaching our children how to respect the community and respect the schools, this whole violence situation will do a complete turnabout.”
Last year, Calverton was named as one of the state’s persistently dangerous schools. There’s a good chance it will stay on that list.
And that’s the latest news on Calverton Middle School.
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