Teacher Arrested for Sardine Juice Vandalism

(Portland, Tennessee) A 50-year-old teacher at Watt Hardison Elementary School, Brenda Rawls, was arrested yesterday for allegedly vandalizing a teacher's desk and other areas at Portland East Middle School last August.

Rawls has been charged with vandalism, criminal trespassing and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She has been suspended without pay pending completion of an investigation.

She is alleged to have entered the teacher's classroom and vandalized both a mini refrigerator and a drawer in the teacher's desk using condoms, sardine juice and a lubricant.

Investigators also learned two school lockers and three textbooks were additionally vandalized and condoms and sardine juice were used.

The sheriff said Rawls had assistance from a student, who admitted to accompanying the teacher to the school and being present while the vandalism occurred.

Rawls was booked into custody at the Sumner County Jail with bond set at $1,000. A court appearance is scheduled for December 16.