Rodney Edwards

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Rodney Edwards

Two staff members spoke to The Impartial Reporter (Image: John McVitty) Staff at Erne Integrate College say they were “not listened to” by the Board of Governors and the school’s child protection officer before teacher David Baxter was found guilty of sexually assaulting a pupil. “Both the current and the previous board of governors have let us down,” said one teacher, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of repercussions.

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Rodney Edwards

David Baxter, leaving Enniskillen Court. The parent of Baxter’s victim has criticised the response of Erne Integrated College after her daughter was sexually assaulted, saying the school failed to offer the support and sensitivity the family expected. The woman, whose daughter was a student at the Enniskillen-based school at the time of the assault, has spoken out following the recent conviction of the former staff member for the sexual assault of a pupil.

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Rodney Edwards

A stock image of a person in silhouette (Pexels) Image: Pexels A concerned mother has spoken out about her daughter’s time at Erne Integrated College under the supervision of now-convicted former music teacher, David Baxter. Speaking anonymously, she revealed how early warning signs were dismissed, and how her parental instincts likely shielded her daughter from more serious harm. Her daughter began Year 8 at Erne Integrated College in September 2016.

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Rodney Edwards

The Impartial Reporter Investigates. (Image: Newsquest Graphics Department.) Serious allegations of child protection failings, and staff intimidation have been levelled against Erne Integrated College, an investigation by The Impartial Reporter has found.

4 weeks ago | impartialreporter.com | Rodney Edwards

In a music room without windows, a silence grew. Not the kind that nurtures concentration — but the kind that cloaks wrongdoing. And in that silence, a child was left alone. David Baxter, a former music teacher at Erne Integrated College in Enniskillen, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a student last month — a girl whose bravery in recounting her trauma has laid bare not only the harm inflicted by one man, but the deeper harm of a system that failed to protect her. She was just a child.