School Officials Cleared in Child Abuse Case

0:00Three officials from the Leavenworth School District have been cleared of misdemeanor charges for allegedly failing to report suspected child abuse by a former teacher. The teacher, now serving more than 10 years in a Kansas prison, was convicted of harming six young students at Henry Leavenworth Elementary School. Earlier this year, juries acquitted the school's principal and assistant principal on most counts, with one charge dismissed after a hung jury. This week, a Leavenworth County judge ruled the district's human resources director not guilty on three similar counts during a bench trial. The trouble's traced back to last year, when school leaders had reason to suspect harm to the children, but did not notify authorities, according to prosecutors. The 55-year-old teacher pleaded no contest to two felony counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child as part of his deal. County prosecutors say they review the evidence carefully before filing charges and respective verdicts, even though deliberations were tough for. Jurors, they know these cases are rare, but worth bringing forward.

1:02Their main concern stays with the victims and families as the legal chapter wraps up. That wraps Kansas News today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.