sex scandals involving teachers have resulted in lawsuits against both school districts in Laurens County.

sex scandals involving teachers have resulted in lawsuits against both school districts in Laurens County. Greenville attorney Karl Allen filed lawsuits on behalf of victims in the Allenna Ward and Wendy Schweikert cases.
In February, former teacher Allenna Ward was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to have sex with five students who attended Bell Street Middle School in Clinton. The victims were all under the age of sixteen.
In June of 2007, former teacher Wendy Schweikert was sentenced to ten years for having sex with one of her fifth grade students at E.B. Morse Elementary in Laurens.
The lawsuit alleges both Laurens County School Districts 55 and 56 were negligent in hiring quote, “unqualified and dangerous” teachers and failed to train teachers to recognize improper behavior.
Both suits were filed August 25, 2008.
So far, neither school district is commenting on the litigation.