SC teacher suspended after officials learn he faces 76 counts of statutory rape in Tennessee
A South Carolina teacher’s teaching certificate has been suspended after the State Board of Education learned he had been charged with 76 counts of statutory rape and continuous sexual abuse of a child in Tennessee.
Andrew Ketron, 25, was taken into custody by Dorchester County Sheriff’s deputies in October.
Ketron was a social studies teacher at River Oaks Middle School in North Charleston in Dorchester District 2, according to the State Department of Education database.
His license was issued in January 2022. The school district placed him on administrative leave on Oct. 4, 2023, after officials learned of the Tennessee allegations, according to the state board’s April 3 order.
Ketron resigned from the district three weeks later, a few days after he was indicted in Tennessee.
The state Board of Education suspended his teaching certificate until the charges were resolved. If he is found guilty, his license would be revoked, the order said.
“The SCDE has reason to believe that, due to the serious nature of these allegations of misconduct, Mr. Ketron may pose a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of students who may be under his instruction and that emergency action is required,” the order said.
