Did High School South Teacher Resign After It Was Learned He Was Having An Affair With Student? UPDATE:

On Saturday I posted that I would give an update as information became available, on the Middletown High School South teacher that resigned rather than be fired for having an inappropriate affair with an 18 yr old female student.

A very good friend of mine spoke to Middletown School Superintendent Bill George yesterday and asked him if what he had heard from his daughter about the teacher and the student was true. He stated to George that he knew the name of both the teacher and student involved and wanted to know what actions were being taken by the school district to address the situation. He also wanted to know if this matter would be a topic of conversation later tonight at the Middletown Board of Education(BOE) workshop meeting.

While it was understood that Mr. George could not discuss specifics about what my friend may have heard from his daughter, he did confirm that two High School South teachers left the district last week, one due to job performance and the other through resignation.

When pressed further, Superintendent George stated that an investigation into an alleged incident commenced when an anonymous email was sent to South Principal Pat Rinella. Rinella then contacted and forwarded the email to George who then contacted the authorities. He said that he couldn't say anymore other than an investigation was ongoing. 

George said that he would be addressing the BOE during the closed session of the workshop meeting in order to update board members on these cases and intended to meet Thursday night with members of Middletown High School South's PFA.

So the best bet for anyone wishing more information about what happened over at MHS South last week would be to attend the BOE workshop meeting tonight and ask about it directly or try and make tomorrow nights MHSS PFA meeting.

Did High School South Teacher Resign After It Was Learned He Was Having An Affair With Student?

That's what I am hearing today after being contacted by a Facebook friend wanting to know if I had heard any news about it.

Seeing how it is a Saturday getting confirmation on this through the school district won't be possible, but after asking my son (who attends Middletown High North), if he had heard any rumor about this alleged affair.

My son didn't know any specifics about this incident other that to say it was all over school yesterday and Thursday, the kids supposedly found out about it through Facebook postings. After learning this from my son, I called a few friends who have kids attending Middletown South to see what they could tell me.

I was told that a Chemistry teacher rather than be fired, decided to resign this week after it was learned that he was engaged in a sexual affair with a recently turned 18 year old female student.

I'll post more about this as more information becomes available.