Assistant principal at Spartanburg County school charged with failure to report child abuse, police say
By Zach Rainey
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WYFF) — The assistant principal of a school in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has been charged with failure to report child abuse.
On Dec. 2, the school resource officer at Beech Springs Middle School was told by staff of an incident involving two juveniles.
The Duncan Police Department said it was determined that the incident took place at an address within Spartanburg County and outside the jurisdiction of Duncan police.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the incident and began to investigate.
The school resource officer was also told that the juvenile told Assistant Principal Brian Thompson about the incident on Oct. 24.
Officers said that Thompson is a mandated reporter and the incident disclosed to him met the threshold for a mandatory report to law enforcement.
According to police, since Thompson made the decision not to report the incident, he was charged with failure to report child abuse/neglect. He turned himself in to the Spartanburg County Detention Center on Monday.
Details of the incident have not been released at this time.
Authorities said the reasoning behind Thompson’s decision not to report the incident will not be released until the matter is settled in court.
Spartanburg County School District Five released the following statement:
“District Five is aware of the situation involving the arrest of one of our employees. Because this is a personnel matter and an active investigation, we cannot share details. The employee is currently on administrative leave, pending the results of this investigation.
“We are cooperating fully with law enforcement and any further questions related to this investigation must come from Duncan Police and the Spartanburg Sheriff’s Department. As always, the safety and well-being of our students and staff remains our highest priority.”
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