TIME LINE
***Please note: 1) some of the schools listed on this page (including at least Quality Schools International, Tendring Technical College, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, Mountain Vista H.S., and Mid Peninsula H.S.) acted immediately in removing Jackson from the classroom (and the school itself) once they were made aware of his history, and 2) some of the schools listed below (including at least QSI) did extensive background checks on Jackson, including on federal and state levels, and found no arrests or convictions. This information is included to give credit to these schools for doing the right thing to keep their children safe on at least two accounts (background check and removing alleged pedophile from classroom).
1945 - 1972 colorado, california, indonesia
1945 Born in Denver, CO
1967 Receives Degree from University of Colorado.
1968- 1969 Teacher at Cutler Elementary School, Cutler, CA.
1969-1971 Indonesia
1971 - 1978 mountain view, CALIFORNIA
Teacher and Vice Principal at Crittenden Middle School, Mountain View, CA.
Myers starts the Traveling School Summer Program.
Myers becomes a foster father to a boy.
1978 - 1981 carbondale, COLORADO
Principal of Carbondale Middle School, Carbondale, CO.
Myers becomes a foster father for at least the second time, to a 12 y/o male student.
1979
A student is killed on the Traveling School summer tour in a bicycle accident outside Montrose, CO. This is significant because from this point on, Traveling School tours in school buses, rather than on bicycles.
1980 - 1999 santa cruz, CALIFORNIA
1980 - Assistant Principal at Soquel High School, Santa Cruz, CA
1981 - Principal at Branciforte Junior High School, Santa Cruz, CA
1984-1990 - Traveling School becomes part of the Santa Cruz City School District. Myers is Director and Teacher.
1990-1999 - Traveling School is cut from the public school system. Myers receives a donation to help fund a private Traveling School, which then becomes Global Youth Academy (GYA).
1994 - Parents file a Police Report with Santa Cruz P.D. Complaints include photos of nearly-nude boys taken by Myers and used in school workbooks, wrestling with a boy in a g-string, having boys sit on his lap, sharing a bed in motel rooms with individual boys, and spending long periods of time with boys behind closed doors, or in his tent. An investigation ensues; no charges are filed. (1994 Police Report) In addition, a photo-developing shop employee alerts authorities to photos of nearly-nude boys in film being developed for Myers.
1995 - Myers begins the adoption process of a 4 year-old boy from a Romanian orphanage.
1996 - A second Police Report is filed with the Santa Cruz P.D. by a man concerned for the welfare of the young boy whom Myers is attempting to adopt. During the police interview, Myers admits to these allegations, and also states his attraction to 14 to 16 year-old boys.
An investigation ensues. The District Attorney, Art Danner, orders the investigation stopped. No charges are filed. (Read: 1996 Police Report)
The Romanian boy is removed from Myers' custody pending the investigation. CPS takes custody, and the boy is adopted by a new family, to whom he later reports multiple occurrences of sexual abuse by Myers. The parents report this information to police.
1999 - Global Youth Academy closes, reportedly due to financial reasons. By this time, most of the families have left the school, and most of the Directors on the Board had resigned.
1999 - 2001 Denver, COLORADO
Principal at PS1 Charter School in Denver, CO. Several boys complain of sexual misconduct. Despite concerns by colleagues, the executive director, Rex Brown, allows Myers to finish out the school year. (Read WestWord article here) Myers leaves the school, and receives glowing reviews from Brown when contacted by Amherst Regional High School. School Superintendent Gus Sayer said, "People lied to us," he said. "It was one of the great disappointments in my career."(See Sayer article here)
Myers adopts a 7 year-old Ukranian boy.
2001 - 2002 amherst, MASSACHUSETTS
Principal at Amherst Regional High School. A boy complains about sexual misconduct by Myers. Myers resigns. (Read Daily Hampshire Gazette article here)
Myers' (second) adopted son is removed by CPS pending investigation, and is eventually removed permanently following a lengthy trial after which Myers declared bankruptcy.
2002 - 2003 Denver, COLORADO
Substitute Teacher at various schools in the Denver area. (Read more here)
2003 - 2005 cape town, SOUTH AFRICA
Teacher for two school years at American International School, Cape Town, South Africa (AISCT) using the name "Steve Swarup". According to his colleagues there, his history of child sexual abuse was discovered and he was asked to leave.
2005 - 2009 DOUGLAS county, COLORADO
Teacher at school(s) in Colorado, in or near Denver, including at least ‘07-’08 at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. A former student reported that Myers made freshman boys undress in front of the class as a form of “punishment”, and that students google-searched his name and found the Hampshire Gazette articles from the early 2000’s which reported on alleged child sexual abuse conduct. This information was passed on to administrators and Myers left the school.
2009 - 2011 london, ENGLAND
Teacher at Knight's Academy, run by Haberdashers' Aske's Federation - Bromley, South London, England.
2011 - 2012 menlo park, CALIFORNIA
Teacher at Mid-Peninsula High School, a private school in Menlo Park, CA
January 2012 - The school receives information about Myers' history; Principal speaks with former victims. Myers leaves the school. (Read more here)
A Police report is filed with the Mountain View, CA Police Dept. against Myers for abuse that occurred in 1979.
A Police report filed with the Mariposa County, CA Sheriff's Dept. for abuse that occurred in 1974.
2012 prescott, ARIZONA
It appears that Myers possibly petitioned state court for legal name change to Stephen Swarup Jackson, and is granted petition. (See document here)
2012 - Jan 2017 DENVER, COLORADO
Teacher at a private all-boys boarding school, Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Denver, using the name "Stephen Jackson". In January, 2017, Yeshiva Toras Chaim receives information about Jackson's history and Jackson's employment ends.
june - sept 2017 essex county, england
He becomes a teacher of 11-13 year olds at Tendring Technology College, Frinton-On- Sea, Essex County, England under the name Stephen Swarup Jackson. His employment ended after local CPS notified the school of Jackson's history of allegations of child sexual abuse. During this time, a complaint was filed against Jackson with the National College for Teaching and Leadership (the U.K. equivalent of the our Dept. of Education).
OCTOBER 2017 - JANUARY 2018 UNKNOWN
JANUARY 2018 - JUNE 2018 DONGGUAN, CHINA
Teacher at Quality Schools International. A male student later reported inappropriate curriculum materials and inappropriate comments made by Jackson, both of which were concerned with a male teacher having relations with a male student.
august 2018 - november 2018 ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN
Teacher at Quality Schools International. A boy reported unwanted, inappropriate, and uncomfortable physical contact by Jackson. Another student reported that there was also unwanted and inappropriate conduct with a group of boys. Jackson’s employment was terminated, and he was made to leave the country.
november 2018 TO present - in or near denver, colorado, possibly aurora
MARCH 2019 - Jackson was employed at Barnes & Noble Bookstore on Colorado Blvd. in Glendale, a suburb of Denver, CO. He solicited a young boy (via the boy’s grandfather) offering a photographic modeling job for the boy. The father of the boy filed a Police Report with the Denver P.D.
