Poor judgement.
July 25, 2008 - Debra M. Scott, 42, a Neosho kindergarten teacher, was charged Thursday with six counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
She is accused of driving six female juveniles to a home in Diamond at 12:45 a.m. on July 16 so the group could dump a toilet, two dead armadillos and several bags of trash onto the front yard.
Newton County Prosecutor Jacob Skouby said Scott was charged with child endangerment because she knew before she drove the juveniles to the home in Diamond that they would litter the yard and allegedly commit delinquent acts. Since the minors allegedly violated a law or municipal ordinance, their cases have since been referred to the county juvenile-office system.RESIGNATION August 19 - Scott offered her resignation and it was placed on the consent agenda. The letter said she was going to resign from her job immediately. A pre-trial conference has been set for Sept. 3.
Since the cases have been referred to the juvenile system, Scott can be charged with endangering the child in the second-degree, Skouby said.
Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland said Scott was issued a summons for her arraignment, but not arrested.
