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James Chadwick Brigham

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Docs: Kell Teacher Had History of Misconduct

The recent incidents that led to the firing and arrest of James Chadwick Brigham were the latest in a litany of inappropriate conduct, documents reveal.

The Kell High School teacher who was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with students was not a stranger to improper behavioir, according to documents acquired by the Marietta Daily Journal. According to James Chadwick Brigham's discipline file, he was previously suspended for seven days for calling a student's boyfriend a, "sheet head" and commented on the size of the private parts of a nude fresco. Additionally, Brigham made comments to students who were fired by a Dunkin Donuts about "fooling around in the back" of the store. The fallout from the teacher's misconduct has been felt throughought Kell High School; Principal Trudie Donovan has resigned and was arrested for not reporting the students' complaints against Brigham within …

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Kell High School, Kell Teacher Released on $25K Bond, and Kell Principal Reports to Cobb Jail

Gayla

1:35 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012

wow...this story just gets wilder and wilder, doesn't it?   more ›

Friday, June 22, 2012

Kell Teacher Released on $25K Bond

James Brigham turned himself in Thursday night on charges of sexual battery and battery against two students.

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  • Friday, June 22, 2012

Updated:  The Marietta Daily Journal reported Friday that Brigham was accused of slapping the buttocks of a female student in a classroom and slapped another student's face with an open hand. Original report:  James Chadwick Brigham, a Kell High School social studies teacher accused of sexual battery and battery against two students, turned himself in Thursday night. According to booking records, Brigham, 37, of Woodstock, posted a $25,000 bond around 2 a.m. Friday after reporting to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. He was charged by Cobb Police earlier Thursday with one count of sexual battery, a felony, and two counts of battery, a misdemeanor, following accusations from two students in separate incidents…

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Kell High School and Kell Principal Reports to Cobb Jail

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Kell parent

12:25 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Appears She put her self in the situation   more ›

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