East Bay school employee arrested for allegedly having sex with underage student
NBC Bay Area
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His boundaries'}, {'start': '26.080', 'end': '29.599', 'text': 'are completely off, but it felt like'}, {'start': '28.400', 'end': '31.920', 'text': 'everything was kind of swept under the'}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '34.480', 'text': 'rug, like nobody cared. Parents at'}, {'start': '31.920', 'end': '36.480', 'text': 'Contraosta School of the Performing Arts'}, {'start': '34.480', 'end': '39.520', 'text': 'say something always seemed off about'}, {'start': '36.480', 'end': '41.600', 'text': 'school administrator Gerard Flity. The'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '44.640', 'text': 'person in question had sort of a creepy'}, {'start': '41.600', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'vibe about him. And I also along with my'}, {'start': '44.640', 'end': '50.239', 'text': 'daughter saw him escort uh at least one'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '51.760', 'text': 'or two different teen girls to their'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.879', 'text': 'vehicles in the middle of the school'}, {'start': '51.760', 'end': '56.559', 'text': 'day. Um, and that to me was a red flag'}, {'start': '54.879', 'end': '58.640', 'text': 'and I actually told my daughter to stay'}, {'start': '56.559', 'end': '60.480', 'text': 'away from him. This morning, the school'}, {'start': '58.640', 'end': '62.800', 'text': "notified families that the school's"}, {'start': '60.480', 'end': '64.879', 'text': 'climate and culture supervisor was'}, {'start': '62.800', 'end': '68.119', 'text': 'arrested yesterday by Walnut Creek'}, {'start': '64.879', 'end': '71.119', 'text': 'police for allegedly having sex with an'}, {'start': '68.119', 'end': '74.000', 'text': 'underageed student. I was very angry. I'}, {'start': '71.119', 'end': '76.159', 'text': 'was infuriated. Antette Watkins says her'}, {'start': '74.000', 'end': '77.920', 'text': 'daughter told her about an inappropriate'}, {'start': '76.159', 'end': '80.479', 'text': 'relationship that the kids were talking'}, {'start': '77.920', 'end': '82.799', 'text': 'about two months ago. They were talking'}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '84.960', 'text': 'about how Mr. Flity was having. He was'}, {'start': '82.799', 'end': '86.960', 'text': 'in a relationship with a senior current'}, {'start': '84.960', 'end': '88.720', 'text': 'present date in a relationship and they'}, {'start': '86.960', 'end': '90.560', 'text': 'were talking about how he has a wife and'}, {'start': '88.720', 'end': '92.799', 'text': 'kids at home. Watkins says she'}, {'start': '90.560', 'end': '94.960', 'text': 'immediately went to the principal but'}, {'start': '92.799', 'end': '96.560', 'text': 'was brushed off. The principal told me'}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '98.240', 'text': "that this was a lie and that this wasn't"}, {'start': '96.560', 'end': '100.560', 'text': 'happening. We reached out to the'}, {'start': '98.240', 'end': '102.320', 'text': "school's executive director who said"}, {'start': '100.560', 'end': '104.640', 'text': 'privacy laws prevent them from'}, {'start': '102.320', 'end': '107.280', 'text': 'discussing the case, but they say the'}, {'start': '104.640', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'employee has been put on leave. In a'}, {'start': '107.280', 'end': '111.360', 'text': 'written statement, she said, "Creating a'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '114.960', 'text': 'safe learning environment for our'}, {'start': '111.360', 'end': '117.200', 'text': 'students is the top priority. I am so'}, {'start': '114.960', 'end': '119.200', 'text': "sad for the victim. I'm going to guess"}, {'start': '117.200', 'end': '120.960', 'text': 'that there might be more than one at'}, {'start': '119.200', 'end': '123.280', 'text': 'this point because so many names are'}, {'start': '120.960', 'end': '125.280', 'text': 'flying around." Parents say kids are'}, {'start': '123.280', 'end': '126.880', 'text': 'hurting. They say the school has always'}, {'start': '125.280', 'end': '128.879', 'text': 'been a special place for young'}, {'start': '126.880', 'end': '130.879', 'text': 'performers and artists, but has'}, {'start': '128.879', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'struggled the past few years with low'}, {'start': '130.879', 'end': '136.319', 'text': 'enrollment and alleged mismanagement.'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '138.239', 'text': "It's scheduled to close for good at the"}, {'start': '136.319', 'end': '140.720', 'text': 'end of the school year. These kids are'}, {'start': '138.239', 'end': '142.959', 'text': 'already going through a form of trauma'}, {'start': '140.720', 'end': '145.360', 'text': 'because of the way the school is closing'}, {'start': '142.959', 'end': '147.040', 'text': 'and had this be the way we end our'}, {'start': '145.360', 'end': '149.200', 'text': 'school year is just really, really'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '151.840', 'text': 'unfortunate. Flity is being held at the'}, {'start': '149.200', 'end': '153.519', 'text': 'Martinez jail with no bail. Police say'}, {'start': '151.840', 'end': '156.080', 'text': 'they will give the case to the district'}, {'start': '153.519', 'end': '158.800', 'text': "attorney tomorrow. They're urging anyone"}, {'start': '156.080', 'end': '161.519', 'text': 'with information to come forward in'}, {'start': '158.800', 'end': '164.160', 'text': 'Contracasta County. Jodie Hernandez, NBC'}, {'start': '161.519', 'end': '164.160', 'text': 'Bay Area News.'}]