Hawley, MINNESOTA

September 24, 2008 - Marlyn John Keller, 35, a fifth grade teacher at Hawley Elementary School, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct. Under a plea agreement, Marlyn John Keller, 35, is to be sentenced to 90 days, with all but three days stayed.

He is to be given credit for three days already served on condition he pay $382 in fines and fees. The charge of domestic assault will be dismissed when he is sentenced on Nov. 10.

Keller was arrested in July on suspicion of domestic assault. Parents created an online petition to ask the school district to fire him after a late-July School Board meeting. Board members would not discuss the matter, leading to the petition’s creation. Keller subsequently resigned.