Documents confirm Waterloo Asst. The headmaster asked the student to overturn his belt

Waterloo, Iowa (KCRG) – TV9 learns new details about misconduct by a Waterloo deputy headmaster.

The deputy headmaster of Central Middle School, Michael Thomas, resigned instead of the termination after asking a students his belt.

Thomas said he needed help because of a broken wrist.

The student of the student, Haley Broten, told these events in February to the school authority of the Waterloo District.

“After expressing himself uncomfortably and advocating another teacher after he had put himself under pressure, my son killed the belt for the employee and inserted the employee of the employee for his waist,” said Broten.

The student immediately reported on the incident to his parents and the headmaster Zach Zimmerman – who said he would say Thomas that he should no longer ask the student for help.

Then the student was brought to another room alone with Thomas who asked him questions.

The student started the conversation and his family shared it with TV9.

In this recording you can have Thomas harassed the student and use explosive.

Haley Broten said when she got to school, she found her son alone with the headmaster and Thomas.

TV9 also listened to a recording of this conversation.

“They said his wrist was broken, so he needed help. They kept saying that. There was no excuse that they are sorry that our son was put into the situation he was. There were only excuses immediately, ”said Broten.

In response to this, the Waterloo School District made a post for social media that vaguely explained the incident without using Thomas's name.

But Broten said the contribution was not enough.

“He didn't get a real excuse from you, but you put on Facebook that you are sorry for the families,” said Broten.

Thomas was ended because of the incident, but he was allowed to “step down instead of the termination”, which means that he could work for another district if he wanted.

TV9 received documents on this decision in which the district referred to “loss of trust” after Thomas used “inappropriate comments and unprofessional language” to a student and his family.

“It is scary to believe that he could replace in other schools and possibly put other children into the same situation because there were no consequences,” said Broten.

Broten said she was proud of her son because she reported the incident.

But she has the feeling that more should have been done.

“He wants to make sure that there are consequences for what had happened to him. He knows it was wrong. He had the right to feel uncomfortable, ”said Broten. “I think it just tries to navigate through the entire process through its emotions why these adults are not held accountable,” she said.

The Waterloo police examined the incident Thomas.

The police found that he did not commit a crime.

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