Feb 1, 2008 - Middle school math teacher Richard Spangler, 40, was arrested after a four-month investigation and charged with one count of second-degree child abuse and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct. He was arraigned Thursday.
The investigation began when Michigan State Police received a tip in October. A a 12-year-old in the Harrison Community Schools district spoke out before other 7th graders came forward.
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There is only one middle school in the Harrison Community School District - Harrison Middle School.
GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING June 18 - Spangler pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct and was sentenced to 1 year of probation and ordered to surrender his teaching certificate.