Thomas Shults
Posted by: Webmaster in Drama, High Schools, Language Arts, ME-FV, South Carolina(12/06/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Thomas Shults, 45, an honors English teacher and drama club leader at North Central High School in Kershaw, South Carolina has been charged with assault and battery on allegations that he inappropriately touched one of his students by slapping her bottom.
Reportedly a student and her parent complained to school official in early November claiming that Shults would often ask the female student body to act out sexual scenes in class, sometimes using props. Similar claims were made to a school resource officer by another student.
Police reports state, “He has made sexual annotations about classroom activities” and “His grades are based on class participation and acting out some of the plays and riddles include sex scenes.”
Reportedly Shults has been on administrative leave with pay since late October.
12/18/07 - Mom Accuses Shults Of Hitting Her Daughter
Woman says she has Shults on tape admitting to hitting her daughter two years ago.
1/18/08 - Shults Fired
Thomas Shults has been officially terminated by the Kershaw County School Board.
References:
Suspended Kershaw Co. teacher fired (1/18/08)
Mom speaks out about charged Kershaw County teacher (12/18/07)
Parents question future of charged Kershaw County teacher (12/06/07)
Kershaw County teacher charged with assault (12/05/07)
North Central High School Teacher Arrested (12/05/07
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