FLORIDA
New Times
By Kyle Swenson Wed., Oct. 29 2014
New details are shaking out over the alleged off-limits activities of one Broward private school teacher and his students. Last week, Pembroke Pines Police announced they were looking for Tariq Ahmad, a teacher and head of school at the Nur-Ul-Islam Academy in Cooper City. The 35-year-old is facing sex-crimes-related charges stemming from alleged abusive relationships with students in the late 2000s.
Reports of the police search were followed by news of a lawsuit claiming a cover-up at the school.
Right now, a manhunt is on for Ahmad. But what hasn’t been reported until now is that before the teacher’s tenure at Nur-Ul-Islam Academy, Ahmad worked for the Broward County Public School District.
Nur-Ul-Islam Academy is a kindergarten-through-12-grade college prep school with around 335 students. The facility boasts a “complete education that emphasizes excellence in academics and Islamic morals and values,” according to its website.
On his own LinkedIn page, Ahmad (some news reports and court documents have spelled the name “Ahmed,” although it’s spelled “Ahmad” on the site) claims he’s worked at the school since August 2006. He lists his current job title as “head of school.” Before that, Ahmad says he worked for the Broward County Public Schools.
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