AZLE — The father of an Azle student went to Facebook after learning his child had seen illicit sexual content on another student’s phone.
Steve Kotera alleged that his fifth-grade daughter had seen a live stream of a man performing an inappropriate sexual act on the video chat website Omegle after being called over to a group of students during class dismissal. Kotera’s Facebook post stated he was looking for a lawyer in order to pursue legal options in the case. Kotera posted again Feb. 22, upset that he had allegedly not received an update from the school after two weeks.
The Tri-County Reporter reached out to AISD Communications Director Amanda Moore for information about the incident.
Moore responded with a quote from AISD Superintendent Todd Smith, who confirmed that an incident took place at the end of the school day at Azle Elementary Wednesday, Jan.
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“A small group of students gathered around a student’s personal cell phone and allegedly witnessed inappropriate adult content,” Smith said in an email. “This was not reported to an adult until Friday, Jan. 31, at which time Azle Elementary administrators investigated. The content of what was seen is only from student reports. It appears the student accessed a couples’ chat group via an app or the internet, not on our Wi-Fi network. AE administrators contacted the parents of those students directly involved. AE admin followed our student code of conduct and discipline matrix in addressing the situation.”
