Behind the schoolhouse doorsn intro

The true story of a sexual deviant his 12 year old victim and the educators who defy authority and work with the police to catch the perpetrator their School District Superintendent Although some suspect an illicit relationship the Superintendent s Jekyll Hyde persona fools an entire community Bernard H Cohen the victim s high school principal chronicles the psychological details and political obstacles he and others face during their 18 month effort to save the child which also leads to the Superintendent s jailing A must read for teachers and parents to combat school based abuse Behind The Schoolhouse Doors An Obsession With a Young StudentI read this book with great interest because this took place in my school district my children s school At the time I was so disgusted with our school board and this brought it all back not an easy subject to read anyways but when you know the players even harder I commend Mr Cohen for writing this book and reminding us to be vigil with our children I know that our community has moved on and has healed for the most part but I do pray nothing like this will ever happen again here or anywhere English