Her lawyer says she has so much to offer kids - the ones she didn't kill.
Apr 18, 2007 - Jennifer Porter, 31, a dance teacher at Muller Elementary School, wants to return to teaching. Porter fled an accident that killed two children - Bryant Wilkins, 13, and his 3-year-old brother Durantae Caldwell -- and injured two others in March 2004.
She pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the March 2004 accident -- a felony -- but avoided jail time through a judge's ruling. The judge sentenced her to two years house arrest. She also was sentenced to three years of probation and 500 hours of community service. Not every one agrees with her.
School Board member April Griffin said Wednesday she remains outraged by what Porter did the night of the accident.
"I don't want somebody who's going to leave the scene of an accident -- where children are lying on the side of the road, dying -- in our school district," Griffin said. "She didn't do anything that someone who was ethical and moral would do."
After the accident, Porter sought refuge in Land O'Lakes, where she lived with her parents. Her father wiped blood off her car, which he then stored in the garage. Nearly 28 hours passed before he contacted Cohen. Four more days passed before Porter came forward publicly.
