The Prince George's County Board of Education moved to expel one of its members for "immorality and misconduct" yesterday, the day after he was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy he once taught.The action was followed by the release of an independent investigative report documenting a relationship that board member Nathaniel B. Thomas had with an 18-year-old senior at Forestville High School and the board's student member that "far exceeded the appropriate boundaries." The report said Thomas, 26, took the 18-year-old to a conference in San Francisco last month without his parents' permission.
The investigation, ordered by the school board after the trip, said Thomas played sexually suggestive games with the two young men, served them alcohol and took measures to keep the trip a secret.
"Even though no sexual contact apparently occurred between Mr. Thomas and Student #1 or the Student Board Member, his behavior shows a moral blindness toward his role as a member of the Board of Education, a former teacher, and an older adult," said the report, written by Timothy F. Maloney, an independent counsel the school board hired.
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