Another Teacher Of The Year

Teacher Charged with Assault

A teacher in Lackawanna County has been charged with assaulting a child who has autism.

Jane Forgione, 61, of Dunmore is accused of punching an autistic boy in the back at the Northeast Intermediate Unit.

Investigators said witnesses saw Forgione punch the child in the back and stand on his feet to restrain him. Forgione is free on bail.

Forgione received the 2006 Teacher of the Year away from the autism support group Parents Loving Children Through Autism.

Former Teacher Of The Year

Former Teacher of the Year Could Get Prison Time

A former teacher of the year is looking at prison time. Fifty-one year old James Meunier plead guilty to multiple sex-related charges involving a 15-year old student. Meunier taught at Highland Springs High School where he began a consensual relationship with a student. The affair and his career ended when the girl's mother discovered their relationship by reading email. Meunier could spend 25 years in prison when he's sentenced August seventh. Ironically, that's how long he taught Earth Science at Highland Springs High