North Kingstown Teacher Reinstated After Inappropriate Conduct Probe

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — A teacher at North Kingstown High School, who was put on leave amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with students, will be reinstated next week after school officials said Friday they determined he is not a threat to students.

School officials said Attorney Thomas Groves investigated the allegations of inappropriate behavior levied against the teacher whose name was not released.

Grove found that none of the allegations raised rose to the level of Title IX violations. The teacher, who has been on paid leave since last spring, will be reinstated Tuesday.

"The former interim superintendent concluded that the NKHS teacher is not, and at no time prior, was a threat to the students at North Kingstown High School," Michael Waterman, the district's chief operating officer, said. "Once again, the School Department complied with the requirements of the Rhode Island Department of Education mandatory reporting in this matter."

Waterman said North Kingstown High School Principal Barbara Morse would develop a personal improvement plan for the teacher. The teacher will have 18 months to complete the personal improvement plan.

The teacher also agreed not to coach any sports or engage in extracurricular school activities going forward.

The investigation into the North Kingstown High School was one of two investigations into educators the district concluded on Friday. A middle school teacher in North Kingstown Public Schools will avoid being fired after agreeing to resign at the end of the school year, following accusations that they stalked a pre-teen girl.