SOUTH BURLINGTON (VT)
Burlington Free Press
March 27, 2018
By Elizabeth Murray
A Rice Memorial High School teacher accused of surreptitiously photographing a student worked at Mater Christi School before he was hired at Rice, a school official said Tuesday.
The Mater Christi elementary school community added its voice to those expressing shock and sadness after the allegation was made public Monday.
Rice high school’s internal investigation is complete, according to a spokeswoman, and music and theater director Brian Lynam, 31, of Burlington, remains on administrative leave. He was suspended on March 20, the same day the Catholic school in South Burlington received a complaint that a staff member was taking inappropriate photos with a cellphone of a student.
South Burlington Police referred to the photos as “up-skirting,” a practice defined as taking pictures or video from underneath a girl’s or woman’s dress or skirt without their knowledge.
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