BALTIMORE COUNTY — A Baltimore County gym teacher has been accused of inappropriately touching students.
WATCH: Baltimore County gym teacher accused of inappropriately touching students
Jordan Adams, 28, has been charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault.
Police say Adams allegedly inappropriately touched students at Northwest Academy in Baltimore County.
He has since been barred from BCPS property.
"Mr. Adams is on administrative leave and is barred from BCPS property. These charges represent a complete breach of trust, responsibility, and the law, and this alleged behavior will not be tolerated in BCPS. We hold our employees to a high standard, and these allegations violate that," Phillip Robinson, principal of Northwest Academy, said in a letter to the school community.
This stems from an incident on March 11, when Adams allegedly would rub the victim's thigh.
Charging documents say Adams performed a TikTok dance in front of the victim as she was sitting down. He swayed his body as if he was spanking someone and kept saying, "Belt to a**."
Detectives reviewed video footage from the gym that day and determined the incident happened between 9:50 and 9:57 a.m.
During this time, detectives saw multiple instances of physical contact, specifically in the arm and head area.
Charging documents also reveal during the 2024-2025 school year, Adams walked up to her and said, "What's up, bad b****?" She ignored him and walked outside, and he allegedly followed her and tapped her thigh, asking her, "What's wrong?"
Detectives spoke to another victim who said Adam also touched her thigh and called her cute.
Brian Dorsey, who lives near the school, reacted to the situation on Wednesday.
"Hearing about that is concerning," Dorsey said.
He thinks the root of the problem may be in the hiring process.
"Whoever it is that hires these people needs to do a better job of screening people before they get hired."
This is the third Baltimore County gym teacher in about three weeks to be arrested for crimes involving children.
Roger Myers, a PE teacher at Deep Creek Middle School, was charged with multiple counts of sex offenses and assault of minors.
Then a Perry Hall High School gym teacher, Sean Brooks, was arrested on child sex abuse charges—and now this.
"To be a person myself who went to school in Baltimore County, it definitely lets me know that if it's a pattern, apparently someone dropped the ball somewhere, and it sounds like it could happen again," Dorsey told WMAR 2 News. "I grew up in this area, and I know that over time that particular school has declined in terms of quality."
Adams has been employed with BCPS since 2022. He has worked at Northwest Academy since August 2023.
He also worked as a student safety assistant at Sudbrook Middle Magnet School in 2022.
Adams remains held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Detectives are asking parents and family members of students to contact the department at 410-887-7720 if they have additional information regarding Adams or believe their child may also be a victim.
