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Mr. Peterson Disciplinary Proceedings (2024–2025)

The Mr. Peterson disciplinary proceedings followed civilian Edgewood High School security employee Mr. Peterson’s accusation that Logan Weston was intoxicated during the October 2024 courtyard emergency. Logan was experiencing severe hypoglycemia while providing first aid during Jacob Keller’s prolonged tonic-clonic seizure. Teacher Mrs. Nelson recorded part of Peterson’s response on her phone. The recording, witness statements, the Weston family’s complaint, and earlier parent complaints became part of a Baltimore City Public Schools personnel investigation that ended with Peterson’s termination in March 2025.

Peterson was a civilian school-security employee, not a teacher, police officer, or school resource officer. His role included campus monitoring, incident response, and use of a school radio, but it did not carry sworn-law-enforcement authority.

Courtyard Incident

Peterson and Mrs. Nelson reached the courtyard while Jacob had been seizing for more than twelve minutes and Logan’s blood glucose was falling toward 38 mg/dL. Logan was trembling, sweating, slurring his speech, and losing coordination. Peterson asked what Logan had given Jacob, ordered him to step away, and described him as under the influence despite Logan’s attempt to explain that he was diabetic.

Baltimore paramedic Mike Rodriguez recognized Logan and identified the hypoglycemic emergency. Peterson continued describing Logan’s presentation as possible intoxication while paramedics treated both students. Mrs. Nelson’s recording captured Peterson’s accusations and the medical responders’ correction.

Opening of the Investigation

Julia and Nathan Weston learned about Peterson’s conduct while Logan and Jacob were being treated. Mrs. Nelson provided her recording to BCPS, and the Westons filed a formal parent complaint. BCPS opened a personnel investigation within the following days and placed Peterson on paid administrative leave.

The Baltimore Branch of the NAACP also filed a complaint asking BCPS to examine Peterson’s response and his earlier interactions with Black students. The recording circulated publicly during the first weeks after the incident, bringing local attention to the difference between Logan’s medical condition and Peterson’s intoxication framing.

Personnel Review

The BCPS review continued through the winter of 2024–2025. Investigators examined Mrs. Nelson’s recording, Peterson’s personnel file, earlier parent complaints, and Logan’s medical documentation. They interviewed Peterson through his union representative and took statements from Mrs. Nelson, Rodriguez, other responders, and school staff who reached the courtyard.

Peterson maintained that he had interpreted a chaotic emergency scene in good faith and had not intended a racial accusation. The investigation concluded that his conduct toward Logan, including his continued intoxication claim after medical responders identified hypoglycemia, violated the standards of his school-security position. The conclusion also considered the earlier complaints found in his personnel record.

BCPS issued findings supporting termination in February 2025. Peterson used the review and hearing procedures available through his union representation. The termination was upheld, and his BCPS employment ended in March 2025.

Logan and the Weston Family

Logan provided a statement but did not take an active public role in the proceedings. He declined press interviews and continued working with Annie Whitaker on the medical trauma and racial profiling embedded in the courtyard incident. Julia accompanied him during the portions of the complaint process that required his participation.

The Weston family declined to file a civil lawsuit after Peterson’s termination. Logan wanted the employment resolution to end the family’s direct involvement. The disciplinary case remained distinct from the criminal prosecution of Robert Keller, although public coverage often discussed both proceedings as consequences of the same October 2024 emergency.

Institutional Outcome

Peterson did not return to school-security work after his termination. BCPS reviewed its medical-emergency response guidance for civilian security employees, including recognition of hypoglycemia and other medical presentations that can be mistaken for intoxication.

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