“Teacher of the Month” Casey McGrath is charged with “raping a student at Chattanooga High School.” Police say the 28-year-old is “at least 10 years older than the victim.”
- Casey McGrath, 28, was arrested last Friday and charged with aggravated statutory rape of a student
- The Aug. 14 indictment against McGrath said she engaged in sexual activity with a person between the ages of 13 and 18 on May 1, 2022
- McGrath was released on bail after posting $10,000 bail and will appear again in Hamilton County Criminal Court on September 6 to plead her charges
A Tennessee teacher who was previously named “Teacher of the Month” has been arrested and charged with aggravated rape of a student.
Casey McGrath, 28, was arrested by local Hamilton County police last Friday after being suspended in March while investigators investigated claims she had “inappropriate physical contact with a student” at Central High School.
The Aug. 14 indictment against McGrath said she engaged in sexual activity with a person between the ages of 13 and 18 on May 1, 2022.
The court filing accused the teacher of “unlawfully and knowingly” engaging in “sexual penetration with a person at least 13 but under the age of 18” and noted that she was “at least 10 years older than that.” victim”.
The 10th grade geometry teacher’s personnel file, viewed by News 9, reportedly states that she has been suspended for money and is under investigation for “inappropriate physical contact with a student that does not cause harm.”
Casey McGrath, 28, was arrested and charged with aggravated statutory rape of a student
Elsewhere in the filing, the inappropriate contact was said to have been “sexual in nature.”
McGrath was released on bail after posting $10,000 bail and will appear again in Hamilton County Criminal Court on September 6 to plead her charges.
Aggravated statutory rape, a Class D felony, carries a sentence of two to 12 years in prison under state penal guidelines.
The 28-year-old was voted “Teacher of the Month” by the students, according to a now-deleted article in the school newspaper.
Hamilton County Schools spokesman Steve Doremus told News 9 that McGrath is no longer a county employee.
McGrath was suspended and an investigation was launched after allegations she had “inappropriate physical contact with a student” at Central High School
McGrath has worked at Central High School since 2020 and was previously employed at East Ridge Middle School.
McGrath also volunteered as an assistant volleyball coach at the school, telling the student newspaper in the deleted article that he was “able to spend time with students in a non-academic setting.” [gave] her a chance to get to know her even better,” Fox News reported.
According to the student article, McGrath majored in math at Lee University before earning her master’s degree in math from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.