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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2023 · 15 MIN

School system accused of enabling child predator | ANF Investigates

from Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First

A new federal lawsuit claims the Fulton County School System and its charter school enabled a child predator.Former teacher Robert Vandel, 65, was convicted earlier this year for multiple charges connected to the rape and molestation of students at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology (FAST) and later at Lyndon Academy, a private school in Cherokee County.In the Fulton case, Vandel was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In Cherokee, the negotiated plea was 20 years, the first eight of which will be served in prison and the remaining on probation.Ex-Fulton County teacher convicted of rape pleads guilty to additional chargesHowever, Fulton County Schools and FAST are the subject of a June 14, 2023, federal suit, which alleges both the district and the school violated Title IX, the federal law mandating the right to education regardless of sex.Read more here: https://bit.ly/3KdFbOq

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