FYI: Matt Hite in the news

[Right-Handed Lefty]

From the front page of the Amarillo Globe-News, May 27, 2007.

How close is too close?
Youth center operator has history of questionable behavior with students
By David Pittman
Copyright Amarillo Globe-News

A former Fannin Middle School employee involved in the opening of a youth center in the old YMCA building in downtown Amarillo has a history of inappropriate conduct around children, including a 2006 no-contest plea to a charge of assault by contact against a 12-year-old student.

Matthew Walter Hite, 31, who had been employed with Amarillo Independent School District since 1999, was charged with the misdemeanor offense after a Fannin boy said Hite put his hand up the boy's shirt, pushed him backward onto a desk, then poked him on his stomach with a fencing sword during an incident at the school on Oct. 31, 2006.

It gets progressively worse from there. You can read the rest at http://www.amarillo.com/stories/0527..._7641362.shtml
You might have to register, but it is free.

-RHL-

[Right-Handed Lefty]

Evidentally HPfencing (Matt Hite) saw fit to edit the public link to his news story so it would not work at 12:58 pm today. Here is the corrected link.
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/0527..._7641362.shtml

He doesn't want you to know what he did.

Originally Posted by Right-Handed Lefty

From the front page of the Amarillo Globe-News, May 27, 2007.

How close is too close?
Youth center operator has history of questionable behavior with students
By David Pittman
Copyright Amarillo Globe-News

A former Fannin Middle School employee involved in the opening of a youth center in the old YMCA building in downtown Amarillo has a history of inappropriate conduct around children, including a 2006 no-contest plea to a charge of assault by contact against a 12-year-old student.

Matthew Walter Hite, 31, who had been employed with Amarillo Independent School District since 1999, was charged with the misdemeanor offense after a Fannin boy said Hite put his hand up the boy's shirt, pushed him backward onto a desk, then poked him on his stomach with a fencing sword during an incident at the school on Oct. 31, 2006.

It gets progressively worse from there. You can read the rest at http://www.amarillo.com/stories/052707/new_764132.shtml
You might have to register, but it is free.

-RHL-

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[epeeforlife]

Its good to be a admin. Except for the part about the server saying who did the edit and when it was edited.

[RebelFencer]

Sounds like Hite needs a hug...

[hpfencing]

Thanks for the hug, and just so everyone knows a student was poked in the belly with a foil and filed an assault charge on Matt. The student was not in gear. Matt's legal council told him not to fight it that it was not worth it and it was Matt's (my) word againist the kid. NO allegations of being a preditor were made. The student added a little flavor to the report which I didn't get a copy of until about 3 weeks ago. if I'd known what was said we would have fought it.

It was filed a class C mis. of assault just like other minor offenses (speeding tickets and such). It you touch anyone, even a handshake you can be filed on if the other person claims he felt threatened.

If anyone would like to know all the details please feel free to call me at 806-358-9942

I am a "close" person and don't realize my prozimity to others sometime but I am NOT a monster and would NEVER do anything like that to a child!

[Right-Handed Lefty]

Originally Posted by hpfencing

I am a "close" person and don't realize my prozimity to others sometime but I am NOT a monster and would NEVER do anything like that to a child!

Parents, be vigilant and don't ignore any gut feelings you have.