A former teacher with Henderson Collegiate school was charged by Henderson Police on June 16.
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow told WIZS News, “Trevor Major Rorie of 145 Cambridge Way, Henderson was charged with six counts of felony indecent liberties with a minor, one count of misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and one count of misdemeanor child abuse. A secure bond amount of $210,000 was set. Rorie was jailed, and the court date will be July 5, 2016. The investigation will continue to determine if further charges are warranted. The State Bureau of Investigation assisted with the investigation.”
Henderson Collegiate school posted on its web page on June 16 a letter from Executive Director Eric Sanchez. Sanchez spoke to WIZS News and gave permission to re-publish the letter.
It was addressed to Henderson Collegiate families and says, “We recently learned that a former second-year teacher at Henderson Collegiate High School has been arrested and charged with engaging in inappropriate physical contact with students. Upon first learning of these allegations, we immediately placed the teacher on leave and notified the Henderson Police Department. We have since terminated the teacher’s employment and turned the matter over to the police, and we are cooperating fully with the investigation.
“This news is disturbing for all of us. The staff and I take the well-being and general safety of your children seriously, and we acted quickly and forcefully in this instance to eliminate any further risk to the student body.
“As all of you already know, our Pride of parents, students, and staff mean the world to me. I am available if you have any questions or concerns,” and Sanchez provided his contact information.
In a phone interview, Sanchez told WIZS News, “The question we are getting from a lot of supportive people is ‘How are we doing? How are we enduring and coping with this situation?’ And it’s a valid question. There’s the normal thoughts that anyone would guess. And I’m not saying myself. I’m saying all of us, our community, myself included.
“What we are trying to do within this situation, as anybody would do when you face adversity, is to turn it into a real learning experience. And the experience that we want people to have, definitely within our community, is that there is a bigger conversation around what it means to have appropriate relationships, around safety that people are having these conversations with their children, that we’re having our conversations with our students so these types of situations don’t reach the level that they unfortunately seem to have.”
Sanchez continued, “The other piece of that that I think is important with us is that we’re a school that has had a lot of success and celebrated a lot of great things as a school and as a community, and this is a time that we should not abandon that type of mindset. It should actually push it even more where we come together as a pride, as a school and really support one another as we seek to heal.”
He said, “We are just trying to support this investigation as much as we can. We acted quickly and tried to be very responsible, and we are doing everything we can to support the police and their efforts – one to do their investigation but two to also make sure people feel safe to come forward if anyone has been affected by it.”