March 4, 2008 - Daniel Bryant, a counselor at a middle school, was fired for impregnating one of his students.
Officials say Bryant met the girl when he was her counselor at Vaughn Middle School. The girl is now 19.
"We believe that he was absolutely manipulative," Superintendent Paul Dugan said. "I don't know how you defend something like this, (but) that's up to him to deal with. We're not defending it, and that's why we're terminating him."Bryant denied being the father of the child when the district investigated the allegations in November and placed him on administrative leave with pay. He was fired in January but appealed the action. His appeal was denied last week.
District officials say they also will seek to revoke Bryant's teaching and counseling licenses. The district attorney's office has been informed.
