The Florida school district officials arrested were identified by police as Principal Darren Edgecomb, former behavioral health professional Priscilla Carter, Assistant Principals Daniel Snider and Nereyda Cayado De Garcia, and chorus teacher Scott Houchins.
The case was then closed in October 2021. The incident was then revisited when it was reported to authorities that Palm Beach Central High School was allegedly"criminally negligent" by failing to report the alleged incident of assault to authorities and to report suicidal intentions, as mandated by Florida law, according to court records.
Houchins, however, who allegedly read the letter, did not report the sexual assaults to the Florida Department of Children and Families as mandated by law, according to court documents. In August, the victim reported the alleged sexual assault to Snider, the assistant principal, and provided him with a written statement identifying the person who assaulted her. Snider gave the statement to Edgecomb, but Snider and Edgecomb both did not report the alleged assault to DCF, according to records.