Teacher Accused of Giving Alcohol to Minors

(Jefferson, Iowa) A first-year teacher at Jefferson-Scranton Middle School, Ashley Keller, surrendered herself to police on June 25th to face charges of providing alcohol to two 15-year-old boys who attended a party at her apartment.

Keller faces two counts of providing alcohol to a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The teens face underage possession charges.

The mother of one of the boys alerted the police.

Keller taught physical education for the Paton-Churdan and Jefferson School Districts and coached middle school softball. It's reported that Keller is no longer employed by the school districts.


[Update 07/28/07]

Keller violates no-contact order. She was arrested again and charged with 986 counts of contempt for text-messaging one of the boys 986 times.