Alyssa Foster was 13 and in trouble again at her middle school. She got sent to meet Ronnie Stoner, an administrator who was supposed to help her with behavioral challenges. Instead, she said, Ronnie Stoner sexually abused her in his office. The alleged abuse continued the rest of the school year.

When she reported Ronnie in 2022 to Jefferson County Public Schools, it was the third documented complaint school staff had received about him by girls and young women since 2014. But the district continued to promote him.

Part 2 of “The Girls” shows how school staff and investigators believed Ronnie, a well-liked football coach and educator, instead of several girls who had behavioral issues and troubled home lives.

This episode also reveals a gap in reporting requirements that may have prote

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