Mar 15, 2007 - Entitled, "Bad Teachers" starts out bad. He means to say "three" central Illinois teachers have been arrested in the last six weeks on charges of sexual misconduct. But then it goes downhill.
These recent arrests are starting to paint all teachers with the same brush. Administrators insist they're trying to hire the person with both the best credentials -- and character.He quotes a teacher who is alarmed by "these few but high profile criminal cases because 'It gives our profession, as a whole, a black eye like that happens a lot 'cause it doesn't happen. I've never personally been around it or witnessed any of that.'"
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It isn't exactly few and most are, sadly, so low profile they barely register a blip on public consciousness. Just counting Illinois teachers sentenced since the end of October found on this blog, there were 12 Illinois teachers sentenced.
Jarod Shumaker - sentenced 4 months, 30 days in jail and registration as a sex offender.
Robert Mueller - sentenced 32 years.
Sarah Dickerson - sentenced to 180 days in jail and registration as a sex offender.
James R. Lobitz - sentenced to five years and registration as a sex offender for life
Ronald Suitts - sentenced to 24 months, probation and sex offender counseling.
Mark Roller - sentenced to 30 months’ sex-offender probation, registered sex offender.
Robert Kerrigan - sentenced two years probation.
Edward Bell - sentenced to nine years.
Jason Krigas - sentenced to three years and faces additional charges.
Thomas J. Gallagher - 180 days in jail and 4 yr probation.
Kourney Mullen - sentenced to 2 years probation and a psychological evaluation.
Robert Sperlik - sentenced to 20 years.
In addition there were 17 arrested on charges varying from battery to attempted murder.
We do not usually link to stories of arrests charging teachers with battery against a student as so many of those accusations seem to be overblown.
