Monument, COLORADO

Dec 20, 2007 -
Gregory Jackson, a math teacher at Lewis Palmer Middle School, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

Two female students said that Jackson touched them in an inappropriate sexual manner while in his capacity as a basketball coach. Jackson has been placed on paid leave.

Police ask that anyone who may have information regarding this situation to contact Detective Jerry Day at 719-520-7291.

GUILTY PLEA September 16, 2008 - Jackson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in Colorado Springs. He had faced five counts of felony sexual assault. Prosecutors dropped those charges as part of the plea deal. Jackson agreed to surrender his teaching certificate for a year while he is on probation.

He no longer works for the district.
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TT - Colorado, like Tennessee, is not known for robust sentencing of teachers. Partly inept prosecution and partly politics, those are great states if you want to sexually engage students and still be able to teach. Thanks, however, to the Internet and news archives, it's unlikely that anyone outside of Colorado will hire such people in the future.

And if we were state directors of education, we would look very closely at any teachers who were previously employed in these two states.