A school superintendent and Danville School’s principal were arraigned Monday morning in Caledonia Superior Court.
Martha Tucker, 58, of Montpelier, superintendent of Caledonia Central Supervisory Union, and Noah Noyes, 30, Hyde Park, principal in Danville, pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an allegation of inapproriate touching by a Danville teacher.
Vermont State Police have not charged the teacher accused of the contact; Det. Trooper Lyle Decker said the case is ongoing.
The charges against Tucker and Noyes are for their alleged failure to report the contact to officials at the Department of Children and Families.
Specifically, Noyes and Tucker face misdemeanor charges of neglect of duty by a public officer and falure to report suspected child abuse and neglect.
The officials sat a row apart in the courtroom and were arraigned separately. Tucker was represented by Burlington attorney Pietro Lynn; Noyes’ attorney is Chandler Matson, from Stowe.
