Police investigating possible inappropriate relationship between MVCTC employee and student

ENGLEWOOD — Police are investigating the possibility of an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and a student at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC).

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Police were called to MVCTC on Tuesday morning after someone raised concerns about a potential problem relationship. A police report obtained by News Center 7 said only that Englewood Police received a “juvenile complaint.”

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An Englewood sergeant said they “had a report of a possible offense at the school” and said they don’t have any other statements to release at this time due to it being in the early stages of their investigation.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, school leaders declined an on-camera interview, but confirmed they were alerted of a potential inappropriate relationship between an employee and a student.

News Center 7 obtained communication that was sent to all staff members on Thursday evening. It said, “This concern was recently brought to our attention and we have already included law enforcement and Children’s Services as partners in the investigation.”

The communication also noted the employee is a part-time, as-needed employee.

Hundreds of students, mostly juniors and seniors, attend MVCTC from high schools across the county for specialized or technical classes.

Pat Koerner had a granddaughter at MVCTC last year. She was surprised to hear about a potential problem at the school but wasn’t surprised that police are looking into a teacher-student relationship that may have crossed the line.

“We’re missing a lot of personal morals and responsibility,” Koerner said.

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