Summit Middle School's principal, a counselor, a district employee and a former district employee each turned themselves in to law enforcement this week.

FRISCO, Colo. — Three Summit County school district employees and one former employee are each facing charges of failure to report child abuse.

The Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office said the four were indicted by a grand jury on Friday "for failing to follow mandatory reporting requirements where child abuse was alleged."

The suspects each turned themselves in to law enforcement this week, prosecutors said. They are:

• Summit Middle School Principal Greg Guevara
• Summit Middle School Counselor Maureen Flannagan
• District HR Specialist Amanda Southern
• Former district HR Director Grant Schmidt, who now lives in Parker

The suspects are each charged with one count of failure to report child abuse or neglect, which is a misdemeanor. They were each given $500 personal recognizance bonds.

According to a letter from the superintendent to district families sent Tuesday, Guevara and Flannagan have been put on administrative leave until further notice.

The Summit School District told 9NEWS they are cooperating with law enforcement.

Court documents indicate the alleged crimes happened from September to October 2021.

On Oct. 27 of that year, the Summit School District alerted the Summit County Sheriff’s Office about allegations of sexual misconduct by a teacher. The district identified the teacher as 61-year-old Leonard Grams,...

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