A Tennessee high school teacher who was awarded “teacher of the month” has been charged with statutory rape after allegedly having sex with one of her students.
Casey McGrath, a 28-year-old geometry teacher at Chattanooga Central High School, was suspended without pay in March after a months-long investigation into allegations of “inappropriate physical contact with a student,” WTVC reported.
He was indicted on August 14 and charged with “unlawful and knowing involvement[ing] in sexual penetration with someone who is at least 13 years old, but less than 18,” according to court documents obtained by Fox News.
The indictment states that he was “at least 10 years older than the victim.”
McGrath was arrested on August 18 and released after posting a $10,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Hamilton County Criminal Court on September 6.
McGrath — who also taught at nearby East Ridge Middle School, according to school records. She was recently nominated by Central High School students as “teacher of the month,” according to an online article in the school newspaper that has since been taken down.
The teacher told student reporters that her favorite part of the day was “interacting with the students and building relationships with them” — despite the challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tenth-grade geometry teacher Casey McGrath, 28, has been suspended with pay from her job at Chattanooga Central High School. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
He added that every school year he wishes his students “[would] believe in their own ability to do math” and “know [that she] take care[d] about them as a person, not just a student.”
McGrath was arrested on August 18 and was released from jail after posting a $10,000 bond; he will appear again in Hamilton County Criminal Court on September 6 for his arraignment. Chattanooga Central High School/Facebook
McGrath, who also volunteered as an assistant volleyball coach, was described by a high school junior in the article as a “very good teacher” who “takes her time” with each student while students learn remotely.
“He’s a very involved teacher,” the student said. “I could tell he respected his students, which made me respect him as well.”
Aggravated statutory rape, a class D felony, is punishable by two to 12 years in prison, under state sentencing guidelines. Chattanooga Central High School/Facebook
McGrath majored in mathematics at Lee University before earning a master’s degree in secondary education for mathematics at Vanderbilt University, according to the student paper.
Aggravated statutory rape, a class D felony, is punishable by two to 12 years in prison, under state sentencing guidelines.
McGrath has not been rehired for the current school year, Hamilton County School District Communications Officer Steve Doremus told Fox News.
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