Bennington, VERMONT

Nov 18, 2006 - Charges of child pornography possession were dropped without prejudice against Alan H. Baker, forestry teacher at the Southwest Vermont Career Development Center. School officials found child pornography on his classroom computer and evidence Baker had used the computer to visit Web sites that displayed child pornography.

Dropping a charge without prejudice means the charge may be filed again. The Vermont Department of Education, which revoked the accused man's teaching certification, said it would not return it to him.