Another alleged assault reported at James Martin Middle

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 14-year-old girl says a student inappropriately touched her during class at James Martin Middle School.

It’s the fourth allegation of sexual assault involving the school in recent months.

This latest incident occurred in a classroom full of students on Monday near the end of the school day.

“He ran (his hand) across her breast and squeezed it and said, ‘Oh, they’re fake.’ She immediately told him, ‘Stop. Don’t do that,'” said the victim’s mother, who did not want to be identified.

She said she is not pleased by the way the school handled the situation. The boy remains in school and has allegedly taunted her daughter.

“It could happen again. This happened the 22nd and I have not yet got a phone call,” the mother said.

School board member Kay McGarry said the board needs more information about all criminal incidents on school campuses.

“We get incident reports but not like we used to get, and to hear it from the media — I need to hear about it so we know what is happening and when red flags should start to come up,” McGarry said.

The Classroom Teachers Association believes that it’s time for the district to come up with an alternative for problem students.

“Perhaps, it’s time for the Board of Education to appoint a commission to talk about what we’re going to do with those problem students. Every school has them,” said Joe Ledford with the CTA.

The 14-year-old’s mother says it’s time for those students to go.

“The school has no control over those kids,” she said.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials confirmed earlier this year that five boys are involved in three alleged sexual assault incidents on school buses leaving James Martin Middle.

After the bus incidents, the school system changed seating assignments on the buses, making boys sit on one side and girls on the other.