In 2012, Michael Saphir was a student at Cypress Bay High in Weston. Saphir has severe developmental disabilities and functions at the level of a 10-year-old. Because of this, Barbara and Albert Saphir say they found it strange when a Cypress Bay teacher danced “all over” their son at the school’s JROTC Military Ball that year. In a lawsuit, the Saphir parents allege that a former teacher rubbed her face on Michael’s, held his hand, and stroked his leg. They say that they complained but that the teacher was allowed to keep seeing their 16-year-old son and that she continually sexually harassed him.
Days after the dance, the parents sent a letter to the school. In it, the pair claimed Michael “talked about the ‘crazy lady’ that was ‘all over him’ that slapped his bottom on the dance floor” after the dance. “We would not want her to have any interaction with Michael and it should be made clear to her that her behavior was completely out of line,” the letter says. But the Saphirs say the teacher in question was allowed to continue seeing Michael.
“They complained to school, and the complaint made its way to Assistant Principal Jeff Nelson,” the Saphirs’ lawyer, Michael Dolce, said. School officials “said the matter would be reported to authorities.”
But the Saphirs say police never found out about the alleged assault. “The case was riddled with inappropriate procedure,” Dolce says.
By Broward Palm Beach, SouthFloridaReporter.com, April 4, 2016
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