OMAHA- The message has been drummed into teachers’ heads. If you see something, say something. But when a teacher at Davis Middle School in Omaha phoned the state child abuse hotline and reported troubling behavior by fellow teacher Brian Robeson, no one investigated. Robeson continued to sexually abuse his 14-year-old former student for seven months before the abuse was discovered by her neighbor. The outcome may have been different, however, had another agency been tipped off.

Robeson’s actions could have been investigated by the Nebraska Department of Education, which has the power to discipline certified educators for actions that fall short of sexual assault but violate professional ethics. Nebraska Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt, who leads that department, said he never knew of the CPS call.

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