cover 1999-2002 - SCI

adly, my position as her teacher and as a male” and that “oral sex was our main sexual
interaction.”
Following Harvey’s arrest, the BOE terminated the teacher’s employment and
placed him on the ineligible list. This office recommended that Harvey continue to be
denied employment and that this matter be considered should he reapply for any type of
reemployment with the BOE. Harvey was indicted by a Brooklyn Grand Jury and
pleaded guilty to Sodomy in the 2 nd Degree in April 2001. He was sentenced in June of
that year to 6 months in jail and Probation for a period of 5 years.
Freddie Hood
On February 9, 2001, investigators from this office arrested Freddie Hood, a 36-
year-old SPARKS counselor assigned to Beach Channel High School in Queens, after an
investigation substantiated that the teacher had engaged in oral sex with a 15-year-old
female student at that school.
The investigation began when the girl’s mother, suspecting that an inappropriate
relationship existed between Hood and her daughter, reported to the school principal that
the teacher had been telephoning her daughter at home in the evenings. The principal
then notified this office.
The victim confirmed to investigators that she and Hood performed oral sex on
each other on two occasions in the school building. Telephone conversations between the
girl and Hood, recorded under the supervision of our investigators and with her mother’s
permission, confirmed their inappropriate relationship. Hood admitted his conduct to
investigators and described the same encounters reported by the student. He
acknowledged that he began to counsel the girl because of problems at home and that
they grew to like each other.
Upon learning of our investigation, Hood resigned from his position at Beach
Channel and was placed on the ineligible list after his arrest. We recommended that he
continue to be denied employment and that this matter be considered should he apply for
any type of reemployment.
58