Former Orchard Lake St. Mary’s teacher sues school alleging he was fired after reporting sexual assault

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(WXYZ)-A former teacher of St. Mary's Preparatory Middle School of Orchard Lake School is suing the school for improper resignation.

The lawsuit alleges that he was fired after reporting an incident in which a student was sexually assaulted by a group of students.

The school said in a statement that they do not think they have done anything wrong.

This is why the lawyer Robert Palmer said his clients, teachers and students decided to sue.

As early as 2019, some students in the St. Mary's Preparatory Class were allegedly playing games in the shared shower room, which they called "naked bowling" and "Steankey Pretzel". One of the students was sitting naked in the other. The student's face.

According to a lawsuit filed by lawyer Robert Palmer's client, juniors did not like these games at the time of the incident.

This junior is one of the top classmates of the National Honor Society. According to the lawsuit, one of the three juniors was invited to participate in a retreat for about 30 senior citizens.

One night in the retreat of that school, court documents stated that about 8 boys wearing towels walked into his room, picked him up with arms and legs, "trying to undress and drag him into the hall at the same time. ."

"And want to drag him into the shower room, where they put soap and water on the floor, and plan to throw their naked bodies at each other in the'naked bowling ball' so that all parts of their bodies touch quite large things. "The lawyer said. Robert Palmer.

The day after the incident, the students allegedly joked that they would "find him" that night.

Palmer said: "The person who accompanied him came closer, and he said that if you don't want to participate, you can lock the door tonight." He pointed out that the companions knew what had happened.

Court documents said that that night, the students locked the door and blocked it with a chair, while the students were still "knocking on the door and trying to break into his room."

After retreating, the students told St. Mary's teacher Donald Ambrose who had been more than 20 years old.

Ambrose reports to Bob Pyles, the principal of the school. According to court documents, Pyers said: "The severity of the sexual assault on March 20, 2019, scaled from 1 to 10, approximately "5."

Ambrose then went to Orchard Lake School Pastor Cole (Reverend Krol) principal to report the incident.

After 9 days, he was fired.

The lawsuit alleges that Ambrose was told that he was fired for failing to respond to emails in a timely manner, and was expelled in an incident in which the student was detained for cursing classes two months ago. Litigation allegations.

Now, Ambrose is suing the school for "illegal revenge and deliberate indifference."

The student never returned to school, but chose to attend high school. Students are also suing the school.

"We don't want to let this school down, I believe this is a great school. We want to see a change, and we want to be responsible to the school." Palmer said.

"Although it is inappropriate to comment on the dismissal of any employee, there are many false allegations in this lawsuit. We plan to state the truth in court.

Stephen Gross, Chairman of the Orchard Lake School Board of Directors, said in a statement:

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