NJ teacher may lose job after finding 2 kids naked in bathroom

After discovering two kindergarten students naked in the bathroom, a South Jersey teacher may now lose her job.

BY MAC & GAYDOS

Feb 24, 2014, 7:33 PM

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After discovering two kindergarten students naked in the bathroom, a South Jersey teacher may now lose her job.

According to NJ.com, Kelly Mascio, a teacher of over 15 years, found two 5-year-olds — one male and one female — naked in the bathroom on Sept. 30. When she asked them what was going on, they said they were “having sex.”

Mascio “immediately reported the incident to her principal, who then notified police and the state Department of Youth and Family Services.” The case has been closed by law enforcement, and no charges were pursued.

Mascio, however, has had her pay suspended and tenure charges filed against her by Superintendent Brenda Harring-Marro, according to Mullica Township Education Association President Barbara Rheault.

“Our main concern is that the administration has completely forgone all traditional disciplinary avenues available in handling the incident,” Rheault told the newspaper. “The administration has selected a disciplinary route that has resulted in enormous emotional and professional turmoil, and has strained the confidence and trust of school staff, parents and community members.”

About 200 people came out to support Mascio at the Board of Education meeting last Wednesday, but a decision was not announced publicly.