2 Teachers Charged in Grade-Swapping Scheme
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH —
Two first-year teachers were charged with agreeing to trade grades for groceries from a high school junior who worked at a supermarket.
Business teacher John Banaszak, 27, and math teacher John Gasbarrini, 26, of Canon-McMillan High School were charged this week with theft, conspiracy to commit theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Police said the scheme unraveled Sunday when the supermarket manager caught the student charging one of the teachers $10.53 for $31.37 in groceries.
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