(10/30/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Jerry Wesley Kight, 42, a former teacher at the Mountain Area Christian Academy in Morganton, Georgia has reportedly pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student.

Kight pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault in plea deal under which charges of child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes were dropped.

As a result of his guilty plea, Kight was sentenced to four years in prison to be followed by 21 years probation and lifetime registration as a sex offender.

Also, Kight can no longer work as a teacher or have any unsupervised contact with children under the age of 18, nor can he reside or be in or near an area where children congregate.

Kight who was arrested on July 24, 2008 had been free on $30,000 bond.

(10/29/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Jacqueline Connally, 22, a former Fulton County, Georgia school bus driver has reportedly been arrested on allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a then 16-year-old male student who attends Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn, Georgia.

Reportedly, Connally was arrested at her apartment in Union City on charges of misdemeanor sexual assault, but overnight the charge was upgraded to a felony count of sexual battery.

A spokesman for the Fulton County School System said the district acted on a tip from another student about the alleged relationship. The school system spokesperson indicated that Connally, who was in her second year as a driver, was fired after the district learned of the alleged relationship with a male student.

Reportedly, Connally came to the attention of authorities by way of a tip from another student about the alleged relationship.

Connally will make an initial court appearance today.

10/30/09 – Initial Court Appearance

Jacqueline Connally made an initial court appearance on Thursday at which Fulton Magistrate Judge James Altman ordered the sexual battery charge changed to sexual assault owing to Connally’s supervisory position over the student as a bus driver.

Bail for Connally was set at $20,000 and Altman ordered that Connally have no unsupervised contact with anyone under age 18.

A preliminary hearing for Connally was scheduled for November 12th and she was subsequently freed on bond.

(12/18/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Elizabeth Gaddy, 45, a 7th-grade social studies teacher at Callaway Middle School in Hogansville, Georgia has reportedly been charged with aggravated child molestation, child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes.

It is alleged that Gaddy had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student.

It is alleged that Gaddy had been having sexual contact with the both for several months with some of the alleged behavior occurring at Gaddy’s home in Hogansville and also on dirt roads in Troup County.

Reportedly Gaddy had been on administrative leave since Nov. 20 while school officials conducted an investigation of her professional conduct.

Gaddy came to the attention of authorities by way of parents concerns about the teacher’s behavior.

Reportedly Gaddy is being held in the Troup County Jail without bond and has a court date set for February 12, 2009.

10/19/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

With jury selection set to begin today in the trial of Elizabeth Gaddy she pleaded guilty to child molestation in a plea deal with prosecutors, who dropped two additional charges.

Following her plea, Gaddy was sentenced to twenty years in prison with five years to serve.

Gaddy will be required to register as a sex offender.