A female teacher at an “elite” New York City prep school has resigned after accusations surfaced that she sexually abused students.
Mara Naaman, a teacher at Dalton, was placed on administrative leave on May 2 after receiving a letter “written on behalf of a former student” alleging child sexual abuse by the teacher. Four days later, Naaman resigned from her teaching position at the school. $61,000One year school.
The sexual misconduct allegedly occurred between 2020 and 2022.
Dalton School Principal Jose de Jesus sent an email to parents on May 9 about the “serious issue.”
“We are only releasing the names of teachers so anyone with relevant information can come forward,” the principal said. I have written“Our priority is to determine the veracity of these claims and to determine whether there are any allegations of abuse from other members of the community.”
According to a letter from school administrators, Dalton School filed a police report and hired a firm that specializes in harassment and sexual abuse to investigate.
of New York Post The NYPD reportedly “declined to answer repeated questions about the incident,” but said it takes cases of sexual assault and rape “extremely seriously” and urges victims to report them to police.
Naaman taught English literature to grades 9 through 12 at the Dalton School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. She also served as a “house advisor” for the K-12 school, “creating a safe space to discuss personal responsibility,” according to the school’s website.
The school’s website states that “House advisors not only provide academic advising but also serve as ‘sounding boards’ for students on all matters, including social and emotional issues.”
Prior to teaching at the Dalton School, Naaman reportedly worked at Hofstra University, Columbia University and Williams College in Massachusetts.
The Dalton School and Naaman did not respond to requests for comment from The New York Post about the sexual abuse allegations.
The Dalton School has gained some notoriety over the past decade after it was linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
In September 1974, Dalton School hired a convicted pedophile as a maths and physics teacher, when he was just 21 years old. University Degree At the time, the school’s president was Donald Barr, father of former Attorney General William Barr.
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