A Teacher Sexually Harassed Me. One Coach’s Decision Changed Everything
Summary
Eva Tenuto recounts that a teacher made inappropriate comments, gave her special treatment and tried to kiss her when she was a student at Kingston High School in New York. Years later, she learned that coach Jeramie Collins had reported the teacher after another student said he touched her inappropriately; Tenuto says the teacher retired early and faced no criminal consequences.Key Facts
- Tenuto says the teacher began making inappropriate comments to her when she was 14.
- She recounts that he excused her from study hall, took her on walks and held her hand.
- Tenuto says the teacher tried to kiss her outside the principal’s office during her senior year.
- In the teacher’s first year at the school, Collins heard a student say the teacher was touching her inappropriately.
- Collins sought advice from colleagues, who questioned the student’s credibility, but he reported the teacher, according to Tenuto.
- Tenuto says the teacher was offered early retirement or further investigation and chose to retire.
- According to Tenuto, the teacher kept his pension and faced no criminal consequences that would prevent him from working with girls again.
- Tenuto and Collins later met while planning a workshop about helping football players speak openly about their lives and violence against women and girls.
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