Board votes to end teacher's contract
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 8:59 PM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:48 PM EDT
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The elementary school teacher accused of sending inappropriate texts to a former student is now out of a job.
The Penn-Harris-Madison School Board unanimously voted to end Eric West's contract with the school system.
West taught the fifth grade at Walt Disney Elementary.
Police charged West with sending sexually charged texts to a 12-year-old girl and former student. His next hearing is Nov. 28.