Guilty plea results in one-year probation for teacher carried out by four school personnel.
First reported Mar 23, 2007 -
Samson "Sam" Lyman, a Moses Lake High School teacher who was suspended in January, was carried out of the high school after "initiating a riot," an official said.
Four school personnel carried him out of the building by his arms and his legs after he burst through the cafeteria doors and began yelling that he had been treated unfairly, peppering his language with obscenities, Principal Dave Balcom said.
"When (school officials) approached him, he jumped on a chair and started initiating a riot in our school commons," Principal Dave Balcom said. "Unfortunately it led to us having to remove him."A police officer met him on the sidewalk. Prosecutors are considering charges. Lyman resumed a sign-carrying protest he began days earlier outside the school.
UPDATE June 6 - Lyman is scheduled to appear in court July 23. The school district forwarded reports to the state teacher licensing agency. In a strange irony, Lyman continues to study at Washington State University to achieve a doctorate in educational philosophy
Lyman was on paid leave until the end of the school AND while an "intensive investigation is completed." He's planning on suing on the way his suspension was handled.
GUILTY PLEA and SENTENCE: July 24 - Lyman pleaded guilty to charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. The judge placed him on probation until March 19, 2008, at which time the charges will be dropped, provided he has no other ciminal offenses during that time.
The high school did not extend Lyman's contract, effectively ending his employment, however, he still retains his license to teach.
