The incident revealed Springboard Education could not provide documentation its workers had gone through background checks. It is the same company fired by DC Public Schools this school year after a sexual abuse incident at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan in June. The after-school program at Rocketship Rise Academy is run by Springboard Education.
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We should have notified parents sooner and take full responsibility that our parents deserve to be promptly informed on school safety incidents, including those that occur when school is not in session." This is an active criminal investigation and we erred on the side of confidentiality until the investigation was complete. Our contract with Springboard requires all of their staff complete background checks before stepping foot on our campus and our team regularly reviews this documentation to ensure Springboard is 100% compliant with this requirement. There are limited options available in DC and in our evaluation of service providers, Springboard was one of only a few providers capable of providing onsite care for the number of students we serve. "Our parents depend on after-school care. They continued late Tuesday on why parents were notified two weeks after the incident: The safety of our students is our number one priority at Rocketship Rise Academy.” Moving forward, we will also be enforcing mandatory ID checks at all times for any adult entering our campus - including when school is not in session. This incident occurred when school was not in session during Parent Conference Day. As a result of this incident, we are reviewing the security procedures of our aftercare provider and reassessing our partnership with them. This was a traumatic experience for all of us and we are committed to supporting our students and their family through the resulting criminal investigation.
“We are incredibly grateful for the diligence of our front office staff at Rocketship Rise Academy who prevented the abduction of two students from an aftercare program on our campus when school was not in session. Rocketship Rise Academy sent FOX 5 a letter addressed to parents dated October 29.
Parents tell FOX 5 they didn't know about the incident until Tuesday.
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