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Triton board says no new internal probe as community demands administrative leaves after former coach's conviction
Summary
At a school board meeting, trustees read a public statement about a civil lawsuit and the conviction of former teacher/coach Whitaker, while parents and community members called for greater transparency and temporary administrative leaves for named administrators.
At a regularly scheduled meeting of the Triton School Corporation board, trustees read a prepared public statement addressing a civil lawsuit and criminal proceedings involving a former teacher and coach identified in the statement as Whitaker. The board said there is no new internal investigation and that Whitaker resigned after allegations surfaced in October 2024, his teaching license was revoked by the state, and he later pled guilty and was sentenced on June 9, 2025.
The statement, read aloud to the assembly by the presiding officer, said Triton Schools notified the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Department of Child Services and law enforcement when administrators first learned of Whitaker’s conduct and that the district’s insurer is defending the school corporation in the civil suit. "Following that investigation, no charges were…
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