Daniel Frick
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(04/30/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Daniel G. Frick, 38, a music teacher at Morristown Central School in Morristown, New York has been arrested for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a female student.
Frick has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, which is a class A misdemeanor.
It is alleged that between July and October 2007 Frick engaged in hand-holding, kissing and other inappropriate behavior with the student.
Following his arrest Frick was held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
He has been placed on administrative leave by the school system.
05/02/08 - Authorities Say Sex Was Legal
Police and prosecutors say that Frick’s relationship with an underage student became sexual and legal after she reached the age of consent.
They are pressing ahead with charges alleging inappropriate contact, ranging from holding hands to kissing when the girl was 16-years-old.
Reportedly Frick remained jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail or a $10,000 bond as of Thursday afternoon.
08/01/08 - Guilty Plea to Misdemeanor Charge
On July 17th, Daniel G. Frick pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of child-endangerment.
Sentencing is set for October 2nd.
10/03/08 - Sentencing
Daniel Frick has been sentenced to 60 days in the St. Lawrence County Jail and three years of probation.
Frick will be permitted to serve his 60 days of jail time on weekends, this reportedly so that his jail sentence does not interfere with his job.
References:
Former teacher sentenced to weekends in jail for contact with student (10/03/08)
Morristown teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate contact with student (08/01/08)
Police: teacher, student had sex after she was 17 (05/02/08)
Morristown Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with Student (04/30/08)
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July 25th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I had a huge crush on Mr. Frick in high school…I used to hang out in the band room all of the time just to spend time with him. I wanted to die whenever he hugged me. I can see how this girl got swept away by Mr. Frick, I just wish that he would have remained strong and said no for the sake of his wife and kids. A part of me will always love Mr. Frick- he was a great influence in my music as well as my life in high school. He pushed me to succeed. I hate seeing this happen to him, but I guess he did bring it on himself.
July 25th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I always liked Mr. Frick. He was an odd man but devoted to music. Unfortunately…it doesn’t matter what I thought of him, nice people do bad things, too.
Everyone is fighting over whether or not he used to hit on girls; you are accusing people of lying about the past. How can you accuse them of lying if he has admited to sex with his students? Shame on the nephew for degrading these women, especially if you don’t know the full story. It seems Mr. Frick wasn’t the man that most of us thought he was. He is an adulterer; doesn’t that speak volumes? He had three kids and a wife and yet he still slept with someone who was dang near close to a minor. How do you want us to respond? You want us to lynch these girls who are now admitting how uncomfortable they felt around him? (Deleted by moderator)
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July 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 am
I’ve read a lot about how he was a good man and was so kind and these things are true. During my time at SRC I considered Dan Frick to be more than a teacher but a friend. I did not have a happy time in school, and Mr. Frick was one of the few people who treated me with respect and consideration. Being a male student I cannot say for certain if he treated girls as mentioned. I don’t necessarily believe it and never heard such things from anyone I knew.
All of this said, what has done has completely ruined my opinion of the man. People can say he was a good man all they want and I wish I could remember him that way, but, good men don’t cheat on their wives. Good men don’t betray their families. Good men do not sleep with their students, who are young enough to their children.
Mr. Frick was an important figure in my education, but he is not a good man. He threw away so much for so little and I will never be able to respect him again.