On first reading, it sounds like someone should throw the book at her, and rightfully so. But upon closer reading...

The allegations came to light two weeks ago, when officials at Beyer High received a tip from a parent who wished to remain anonymous, Pfaff said.



The teacher denied everything and students would not substantiate the tip, so school officials put the matter on hold. They called police Tuesday after a tipster provided more detailed information.

The police had enough information to cite Brauns on Tuesday, and they continued to interview students through Thursday morning.

Police officers interviewed 20 students and heard tales of parties at the teacher's home, one night at the Red Lion Hotel and other incidents that might have occurred on out-of-town band trips, McWilliam said.



I have seen cases like this where accusations of abuse or worse have been constructed out of thin air by people with a grudge of some kind. Granted, all I've got to work with is this article, but I'm seeing nothing here in the way of objective evidence that four or five students couldn't have cooked up between them.

"Anonymous parents" and "tipsters" sound a bit fuzzy to me. This comes under the category of "wait and see" to me.