School Social Worker Arrested for 'Inappropriate' Contact

Kentwood social worker faces charges of inappropriate communications with students

A social worker who works with young students in Kentwood is accused of inappropriate communications with middle schoolers.

School social worker arrested for 'inappropriate' contact

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kentwood Public Schools social worker was arrested for inappropriate communication with multiple children, deputies say. On May 9, deputies with the Kent County Sheriff's Office began investigating a 26-year-old social worker who was employed at Valleywood Middle School after a parent reported inappropriate contact between him and her child. While investigating, the school resource officer discovered that he had ad…

Kentwood middle school social worker under investigation for inappropriate communication with kids

A social worker employed at a West Michigan middle school is behind bars after investigators say he had inappropriate contact with multiple children.Dequindre Wiggins, who worked at Valleywood Middle School in Kentwood, faces multiple charges in connection to the investigation.Kent County sheriff's deputies began looking into the 26-year-old when a mom reported him for a conversation with her child. The school resource officer assigned to Kentwo…