We call it "Bargains" when a teacher agrees to give up their teaching license in negotated plea agreements because no other class of citizens is given such a bargaining tool. Revocation of a license should be automatic, not negotiated. 
Mar 8, 2007 - Nick Leier, 31, a teacher and high school football head coach who recently resigned from his position at School of the Osage, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of child molestation.
The allegations did not include any type of sexual intercourse. He was placed on administrative leave in January. Leier is free on bond. He resigned Feb 20.
Mar 12 - Leier had been placed on administrative leave in January. He's married. His wife is a former teacher for the district.
Jan 30, 2008 - Leier pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge. A condition of the plea agreement will force Leier to give up his teaching license.
Leier was arrested in March 2007 after allegations of misconduct involving two female students led to an investigation by the Camden County Sheriff's Department.He will be sentenced March 5.
The allegations stemmed from incidents that reportedly occurred at Leier's home while the students were babysitting. The allegations were brought to the attention of school officials in January by a parent. One allegation dated back to 2005, the other to 2006.
Leier was placed on administrative leave when the allegations first surfaced. He resigned after weeks of speculation and scrutiny of the school board and administration over how the issue was handled.The agreement reached with the school included a provision that allowed the district to share information with possible future employers seeking a reference that Leier resigned after being charged with immoral conduct.
Leier had been with the district for four years since coming from Houston, Mo., where he previously taught.
March 7 - Leier was sentenced to 15-days in jail. Besides his "shock" time in the county jail, a judge gave Leier two years of probation. He also must surrender his teaching license.
