A San Diego father has erected a billboard on his pickup truck to shame his daughter’s school after he claims the six-year-old was assaulted by another Kindergarten girl.
Jacob Poynor claims that on February 8, a female student covered his daughter’s lap with a coat and began inappropriately touching her between the legs while teachers and other students were present.
After a months-long investigation at Cajon Park Elementary School, Poynor took matters into his own hands and attached a sign reading ‘Own your actions. Are you OK with sexual battery? Send your kids to this school’ to the side of his truck parked outside the school.
‘I don’t know if this was the right thing to do, but at the same time, I don’t know what other options we have,’ Poynor told NBC News.
‘It’s well beyond frustrating. I’m furious. Shockingly, I’ve kept my cool.’
Jacob Poynor, claims that on February 8 a female kindergartner inappropriately touched his six-year-old daughter while teachers were present
‘Own your actions. Are you OK with sexual battery? Send your kids to this school,’ the sign on the side of Poynor’s truck reads
Following the alleged incident, the children’s ‘teacher and co-teacher took my daughter in another room and questioned her without my wife or my approval, and we hadn’t even been notified at the time,’ Poynor said.
The school cannot share any further information about the incident they’re investigating because it was reported to be between two students, a spokesperson said.
‘Everyone has a right to free speech,’ Santee School District spokesperson Cori Harris said of Poynor’s protest sign.
‘We’ve seen a lot of support from parents of Cajon Park. Families at that school trust the administration and the process.’
‘The administration followed proper protocols,’ she explained.
Adding: ‘The district investigation is complete. Both families have been notified of the resolution, but the district is not finished handling the situation.’
Poynor said he filed a complaint with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Child Protective Services.
A sheriff’s department spokesperson told NBC that they are aware of the complaint but will not comment further due to the sensitive nature of the incident.
Cajon Park Elementary School Poynor investigated the incident and has since concluded their probe
The school cannot share any further information about the incident they’re investigating because it was reported to be between two students, a spokesperson said
Poynor said he filed a complaint with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Child Protective Services
State legislation that went into effect in 2019 may reduce the chances of legal or criminal recourse.
The law effectively stopped the prosecution of children under the age of 12 with the few exceptions that include the most serious crimes.
Instead, families and school districts are responsible for administering any age-appropriate consequences that are necessary.
Poynor says his daughter used to be a happy-go-lucky, kid but the incident has had a profound effect on his little girl.
‘It’s different now. She’s much more reserved and quiet, not completely, but certainly not my loving daughter,’ Poynor said.
The child was removed from the school on Thursday and Poynor said he is not planning to let her go back until he is satisfied that she is safe.
