Spirit Creek Sex Scandal

- No students were involvedFOX News: Georgia Middle School Staff in Trouble Over Inflatable Mattress Sex (December 10, 2008)
- Incidents reportedly occurred during the 2007-2008 school yearNBC Agusta: Spirit Creek Middle School educators accused of sex on the job (December 8, 2008)
- An inflatable mattress in the school's public safety office was used for the liaisonsAugusta Chronicle: School's staff implicated in sex scandal (December 9, 2008)
- A two-month investigation was conducted, which included polygraph tests on some of those accusedAugusta Chronicle: School's staff implicated in sex scandal (December 9, 2008)

Seven staff members at Spirit Creek Middle School in Augusta, Georgia, have been implicated in a sex scandal. Some of those involved are accused of engaging in sexual acts during school hours in the school's public safety office. Of the accused, two are still teaching at the school.WRDW.com: Spirit Creek sex investigation closed; 7 implicated (December 8, 2008)
What Happened to Those Involved?
1. Teacher Denise Ogden resigned in November 2008
2. Principal Sharon McAlevy resigned in November 2008
3. Public safety officer Ronnie Collins was fired by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office in October of 2008
4. Graduation coach John Barksdale was given a letter of reprimand
5. An unnamed teacher was suspended
6. Two other unnamed teachers were informed in writing of the accusations against them, but there was not enough evidence to pursue punishmentAugusta Chronicle: School's staff implicated in sex scandal (December 9, 2008)
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"I would also apologize to them -- the students. Especially the students at Spirit Creek who had to live through this. I would apologize to the community for having to be put through this as this made national spotlight. This is not something we want Richmond County to be known for. We didn't want to be known for this at all."—Superintendent Dr. Dana BeddenWRDW.com: Inside the Spirit Creek Middle School sex scandal investigation (December 8, 2008)