Teacher Impregnates Student, 14

(Monroe, Louisiana) A 28-year-old substitute teacher at Lee Junior High School, Adrian K. Sims, has been charged with child molestation for engaging in a sexual relationship and impregnating a 14-year-old student. The police were alerted when the girl was 5 1/2 months pregnant. Sims is in jail with bond set at $350,000.

From KATC.com:

Monroe City School Superintendent James Dupree said Sims was only employed as a substitute teacher for 33 days, but more than 20 of those days were at Lee.

Dupree said Sims also passed the background check conducted by the school board. The only qualifications for substitutes are a high-school equivalency and the background check.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong but I understand that a person could get a high school equivalency certificate without ever having attended high school. As such, it's rather strange that a person could qualify to teach as a substitute.