Name: Martin B. Springer Age: 49 School: Miramonte Elementary School, Florence, Los Angeles County, California Position: 2nd-grade teacher Victims: Two students
Initial coverage before name was announced: 2nd teacher removed from Miramonte Elementary School ABC Local KFSN (3 Feb 2012): 2nd teacher removed from Miramonte Elementary School L.A. Times (3 Feb 2012): Abuse allegation against 2nd teacher at L.A. school, source says CBS Local Los Angeles (3 Feb 2012): 2nd LAUSD Teacher Removed From School Linked To Classroom Bondage Photos KTLA (3 Feb 2012): 2nd Miramonte Teacher Pulled from School After Accusations CBS News (3 Feb 2012): Official: 2nd teacher pulled from Calif. school linked to bondage photos KSEE 24 (3 Feb 2012): Second Teacher Removed from LA School NBC Los Angeles (3 Feb 2012): Second Teacher Removed From Miramonte Elementary L.A. Times (3 Feb 2012): Accused teacher Mark Berndt was target of investigation in 1994 CBS Local Los Angeles (2 Feb 2012): Sheriff’s Dept.: Berndt Investigated On Abuse Charges Nearly 20 Years Ago
Local coverage: ABC Local KABC (4 Feb 2012): LAUSD rally for 'Schools We Can Believe In' Los Angeles Times (4 Feb 2012): L.A. teacher's neighbors shocked over arrest for alleged lewd acts KESQ (4 Feb 2012): Second Teacher Arrested At Miramonte Elementary School NBC Los Angeles (3 Feb 2012): Neighbors Shocked by Arrest of Second Miramonte Teacher National coverage: NY Daily News: 2 teachers charged in L.A. child abuse cases knew each other: report International Business Times: Second teacher arrested amid L.A. sex abuse probe Newser: Second Teacher Arrested for Lewd Acts at LA School Times Argus: Official: Second teacher pulled from LA school Mason County Daily News: Second Accused Molester Removed from Los Angeles School International Business Times: Miramonte Elementary School: Second Teacher Arrested For 'Fondling' Pupils At School Where Kids Were ‘Blindfolded and Spoon-Fed Semen’ Digital Journal: L.A. elementary school teachers arrested for child abuse NECN: Second arrest in Calif. teacher sex case San Diego Union Tribune: Second Teacher Held on Sex Claim Norman Transcript: 2nd teacher from LA school arrested Idaho State Journal: Second teacher from LA school arrested on sex claim Detroit Free Press: 2nd teacher at L.A. school is arrested Grand Island (NE) Independent: LA teacher's arrest brings questions and fury Aiken (SC) Standard: 2nd teacher from arrested on sex claim KSWT: Official: 2nd teacher from LA school arrested CNN: Second teacher at L.A. school accused of 'lewd acts' against pupils WFMZ: Second teacher arrested in bondage probe Washington Post: Sheriff’s official: 2nd teacher removed from LA school arrested for lewd acts upon 2 girls ABC News: Sheriff's Official: 2nd Teacher Removed From LA School Arrested for Lewd Acts Upon 2 Girls International coverage: UK Guardian: Los Angeles teacher arrested over alleged child abuse
Finally, all links for Sunday-Tuesday are posted! Specific to Martin Springer: KPCC (3 Feb 2012): 2nd Miramonte teacher suspected of lewd acts against children described by neighbors as a loner Key new items: CBS Local Los Angeles (7 Feb 2012): LAUSD Shuts Down Miramonte Elementary School For 2 Days CBS Local Los Angeles (6 Feb 2012): Entire Staff Of Miramonte Elementary School To Be Replaced KPCC (6 Feb 2012): From principals to teachers to custodians: All staff at Miramonte Elementary School to be replaced NBC Los Angeles (7 Feb 2012): Miramonte Elementary to be Restaffed in Wake of Molestation Investigations L.A. Times (6 Feb 2012): Schools chief announces entire Miramonte staff to be replaced L.A. Daily News (6 Feb 2012): Editorial: Cover-up of child abuse reports follows pattern KPCC (6 Feb 2012): LA Unified to replace staff at Miramonte Elementary after sex-abuse scandal rocks school Other local coverage: KPCC: What goes into the decision to fire an LAUSD teacher before they're convicted? L.A. Times: Officials trying to 'restore calm' at school where teachers arrested KPCC: The challenges of prosecuting child sex abuse cases L.A. Times: Teacher arrests show 'complete failure' at L.A. school, attorney says National coverage: National Post: Staff to be replaced at L.A. school where teachers face abuse charges Fox News: Entire staff of Los Angeles school to be removed after teachers arrested on sex charges Huffington Post: Miramonte School Staff To Be Replaced By New Faculty After Two Teachers Arrested For Lewd Acts Digital Journal: Entire school staff suspended pending sex abuse inquiry Fox News Latino: Entire Staff Replaced at School Rocked by Accusations of Lewd Acts The Daily Beast: All Staff Replaced at Sex-Probe School KGO AM 810: Entire Los Angeles Elementary School Staff Removed Amid Molestation Charges WDAM: Staff removed from Los Angeles school International Business Times: Los Angeles School Removes All Staff in Sex Abuse Scandal Sky Valley Chronicle: Entire Staff at L.A. Elementary School Removed: While school district probes disturbing allegations of multiple counts of sex abuse against two teachers Newser: LA School Replacing Entire Staff After Sex Raps Bellingham Herald: Entire staff at L.A. school to be replaced in wake of abuse allegations, superintendent says Houston Chronicle: Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe KRCR TV: LA Elementary School, At Center Of Abuse Probes, Replaces Staff Idaho Press Tribune: Staff to be removed during probe at LA school Global Post: Entire staff of LA elementary school suspended after sex abuse claims against 2 teachers Boston Globe: Classes canceled after teachers are suspected of lewd acts at LA school Local 10 News: CA-Teacher-Bondage-Photos Huffington Post: Miramonte School Scandal: Entire Staff To Be Removed During District Investigation CNN: Superintendent: All of L.A. school's teachers to be replaced New York Times: School Linked to Abuse Claims Will Replace Entire Faculty KTVU: Staff to be removed during probe at LA school CBS News: Faculty to be removed at LA sex scandal school 39 Online (Houston): Lawyer: 3rd Miramonte Staffer "Aided and Abetted" Accused Teachers Newser: LA school official: Faculty at school to be removed following child sex abuse allegations Newser: Upset parents protest at Los Angeles school where 2 teachers face lewd conduct allegations WGME: Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school KGAN: BC-US--Teacher-Classroom Bondage, 6th Ld,913 Watertown (WI) Daily Times: Staff to be removed during probe at LA school ABC News: Parents Protest at Scandalized LA Grade School Washington Post: Upset parents protest at LA school where 2 teachers face lewd conduct allegations KTVN: Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school KSEE 24: LA School Where Two Teachers Were Arrested for Child Molestation to Close Global Post: Los Angeles elementary school closes for sex abuse investigation Reason.com: L.A. Teachers Deliver for Kids by Blindfolding, Fondling Them Fox News Latino: Parents Protest at LA School in Wake of Teacher Scandal CBS News: Parents protest at L.A. elementary school linked to teachers accused of sex crimes VC Star: LA teacher's arrest brings questions and fury VC Star: 2nd teacher from LA school arrested on sex claim NY Daily News: Parents protest California school over teacher child molestation horror WGGB: Parents protest at scandalized US school Newser: School Closing for 2 Days Over Sex Assault Arrests NY Daily News: Girl was victim of both teachers charged in L.A. child abuse cases: report Examiner: Miramonte Elementary in shock after 2 teachers arrested for child molestation San Diego Union Tribune: At L.A. School, Questions amid a Sense of Betrayal Fox News: Sources: Girl was victim of both California teachers arrested for lewd acts San Jose Mercury News: In Miramonte, questions amid a sense of betrayal Huffington Post: L.A. School Sex Scandal: Arrest Of 2nd Teacher, Martin Springer, Rocks Miramonte Elementary School (VIDEO) WSBT: Lawyer: 3rd Miramonte Staffer "Aided and Abetted" Accused Teachers Newser: In Miramonte, questions amid a sense of betrayal: How did teacher's alleged crimes persist? New Hampshire Sentinel Source: Teacher pedophile suspect was investigated in the past New York Observer: Los Angeles Elementary School May Have Been Predator Central Detroit Free Press: 2nd teacher at L.A. school is arrested: He's suspected of fondling young girls Pasadena Star news: Second Miramonte teacher, Alhambra man, accused of molesting students Washington Post: 2nd LA elementary school teacher arrested, suspected of fondling 2 students Inquirer News: 2nd teacher from LA school arrested on sex claim San Francisco Chronicle: 2nd L.A. teacher held, accused of fondling girls Austin (TX) Statesman: 2nd teacher from Los Angeles elementary arrested on sex claim Daily Herald (UT): Report: Teacher's aide sent love letters to boy International coverage: Herald Sun: Entire staff removed during probe at Miramonte Elementary School in LA UK Daily Mail: Entire staff of 88 replaced at LA school where two teachers 'sexually abused pupils and spoon-fed them semen Daily News (Zambia): Abuse claims hit LA school UK Guardian: LA Miramonte school suspends entire faculty over sex abuse claims
Updates on Saturday ... Specifically about Martin B. Springer: MSNBC: Miramonte teacher accused of lewd acts is freed on $300,000 bond Whittier Daily News: Second accused teacher bails out of jail Local coverage: CBS Local Los Angeles: LAUSD Superintendent Defends Handling Of Teacher Sex Scandals National coverage: Andrew Breitbart/Big Government: Liberal Activist May Use Miramonte Elementary Scandal to Stump for Amnesty Examiner: Amid Los Angeles sexual abuse scandal, Chesterfield County reassures parents All Voices: Entire school staff gets changed at L.A. school where two teachers were arrested Action News Jax: School staff removed during abuse probe CBS News: LA school in sex abuse scandal reopens CBS News: LA abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents CBS News: LA district tries to restore trust in school
Sunday updates ... Other coverage: Houston Chronicle: Los Angeles school reopens amid sex abuse scandal Bellingham Herald: Arrests shatter recent signs of school progress
