FL high school band director, counselor led cult-like 'secret society,' at school

[Nevilledog]

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-high-school-band-director-counselor-led-cult-like-secret-society-at-school-police-say


LEESBURGM, Fla. - A band director and school guidance counselor at Leesburg High School in Florida have been accused of operating a so-called "secret society," according to a police report.

The school counselor, Leonardo Finello, resigned last week, a spokesperson for the school told FOX 35. The Lake County Schools Board is scheduled to consider the band director Gabriel Fielder's employment, on Monday, May 9. Criminal charges have not been filed against either person.

According to the incident report filed in April 2022, the former student told police that he was part of the "Elder Council" in high school, a so-called secret society. He described it as a "cult like group" that was allegedly led by Fielder. Finello, the guidance counselor, was also a member, he said, according to the report.

In July 2021, the group reportedly disbanded. The school said that it had no affiliation with the group and that their apparent meetings occurred away from campus, according to a spokesperson.

The former student also told police that the guidance counselor once sent sexual text messages to him and asked to "meet up." The man told police that he did not meet up with Finello. Once he graduated, however, he told police the two were in a romantic relationship for about three months, the report stated.

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Indoctrination ✔

Grooming ✔

[Initech]

1. Why am I not at all surprised that Florida is involved?

[jimfields33]

2. Leesburg is a very poor city.

[jimfields33]

5. A lot of poverty and homelessness

https://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Leesburg-Florida.html

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Yikes! Right under our noses.

Here the Democrats could really take a position of leadership by giving this young whistle blower a good reward. If pedophilia is really a Republican problem, this is how you take charge.

[jimfields33]

6. Very diverse school. Well over half POC

https://www.schooldigger.com/go/FL/schools/0105001097/school.aspx


All schools should have such diversity.

[multigraincracker]

4. Secret anything in a high school?

Good luck with that.

[stopdiggin]

7. secret society?

I'd like a little more information. Adults (and particularly teachers) should not be having sexual or romantic relationships with teens period. Just so we get that out of the way. But - the rest of this story is - thin? (at least based on this reporting)