In the sentencing phase of what has become a very fashionable charge recently in our school system the Honorable Judge Patrice Hinnant speaking to defendant Amy Yarbrough stated "as a teacher, the court would expect the words of a teacher would be like a fountain of information. The lips of a teacher should be used to dispense knowledge, not to perform oral sex." Yarbrough pled guilty to Felony charges in Forsyth County criminal court before Judge Hinnant and will spend 24-30 months in the custody of the State of North Carolina as part of a split sentence plea. Yarbrough is still employed as a teacher at Atkins High School, although she has been on suspension since December 2009 when she was caught by staff members in a compromising position almost nude with a student in her classroom during a basketball game that was held at the school. Terms of the plea have Yarbrough having pled guilty to 7 counts of Sexual Activity with a Student and 3 counts of Indecent liberties with a Student. Upon release she will be required to serve an additional 36 months on Supervised Probation with six months being served on Intensive probation, where she will have certain stipulations that she will have to adhere to based upon court and probation officer recommendations. Registration as a sex offender is also a must for the defendant so that her whereabouts can be known. Yarbrough stated at sentencing that she disgraced an honorable profession and she hoped to have the strength to deal with the consequences.
The Forsyth County School Board will meet June 22, 2010 to make a final ruling as to whether the suspended teacher will be fired.
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