By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Morton School District teacher Michael Moulton’s teaching certificate will be suspended, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn announced yesterday.
The East County Journal first reported in June that Moulton had won his job back after appealing his firing in connection with his arrest for allegedly assaulting students by touching them.
In June, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction told an East County Journal reporter Moulton’s certification status had been under review for nearly a year and its investigation measuring his alleged conduct against the rules regarding teacher behavior was still open.
Dorn in a written statement yesterday said he wanted to make his decision known as soon as possible because of the intense public interest in the matter.
“The investigation is done and the paperwork is being completed,” Dorn said in his statement. “The evidence clearly shows Mr. Moulton violated our code of professional conduct.”
Online readers can most easily find more about the latest on this by checking out The Olympian’s news story here or in The Seattle Times here.
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