Former Blount County Teacher Gets 3-Year License Suspension After Pleading Guilty to Offensive Touching Charges

Board debates license of teacher convicted of misdemeanor assault

(The Center Square) – The Tennessee State Board of Education voted Friday to suspend the license of a Blount County teacher convicted of misdemeanor assault for three years after a lengthy discussion on their options.

Former Blount County teacher gets 3-year license suspension after pleading guilty to offensive touching charges

The Tennessee BOE suspended Joseph Dalton's teaching license for three years following his guilty plea to offensive touching of students.

State board suspends Ex-Blount Co. teacher Joseph Dalton's license for three years

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A state board voted to suspend the teaching license of Joseph Dalton, a teacher who was sentenced to probation after he pleaded guilty to offensively touching students, for three years on Friday. The Tennessee State Board of Education met on August 15 for its quarterly meeting, where it discussed a board counsel recommendation for Dalton's license to be suspended for six months, concurrent with his criminal probation. T…