Teacher Gets "Time-Out" for Alleged Indecency

(Greenville, North Carolina) In January 2006, substitute teacher at South Central High School, Jacquelyn Faith Garrison, was indicted for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. For a year the case languished and then, last month, an agreement between the prosecution and defense was struck.

From Reflector.com:

The agreement signed on Jan. 16, delays criminal proceedings while Jacquelyn Faith Garrison, 20, 160 Foxcroft Lane, Winterville, completes 72 hours of community service at a facility without minor children, submits to visits by a probation and parole officer and pays fees for both.

If these conditions are met and Garrison is not charged or convicted of other crimes within the 12-month deferment period, her felony charge is dismissed.

If Garrison does not comply with conditions outlined in the five-page agreement, prosecution of her case continues.

So, Garrison is awarded a delayed-ruling decision which requires her not to be naughty.

Somebody please convince me that this action is no more than a criminal court version of an elementary school "time-out."