A tribunal has called for firing a teacher who police say admitted to allowing his students to have sex in a classroom storage closet.
WSB-TV's Tom Regan was the only reporter at the hearing Friday and learned the investigation into Quinton Wright is far from over.
Sources said that police have interviewed a dozen students from the middle school where Wright has been teaching math and science and coaching.
A school attorney says the 25-year-old teacher coordinated and facilitated sexual interaction for multiple students over the past school year.
Police say Wright often talked with students about sex, but not a classroom discussion about the birds and the bees.
They say he arranged hookups for students inside Champion Middle School.
“Did Mr. Wright say whether he ever allowed students to use the closet, or storage closet next to his classroom for the purpose of having sex?” asked DeKalb County School District Attorney Michael Walker.
“Yes he did," said school Detective Kenneth Bradshaw.
Bradshaw told the tribunal the science teacher and coach spoke candidly about making arrangements for students to have sex in the closet, without other teachers catching them.
He also helped the students stay protected in other ways.
“Did Mr. Wright ever say whether he bought condoms for any of the students?” Walker asked.
“Yes he did,” Bradshaw said.
"He did buy condoms?" Walker asked.
“Yes sir," Bradshaw said.
“All the boys looked up to him as a big brother," a parent told Regan.
The parent, who asked not to be identified, said she trusted the teacher enough to allow him to drive her 14-year-old son to school.
Then she found shocking text messages on her son's phone to Wright, seeking to reserve the closet for sex with another female student.
“My son asked Coach Wright if they could utilize his room and Coach Wright said 'Yes, between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.,'" the mother said.
The parent said the teacher's misconduct has weakened her faith in educators.
A district administrator says Wright's action will have a damaging ripple effect.
“Not only has he violated the trust for him personally, he's violated the trust we all wear as educators,” said Regional Superintendent Rachel Ziegler.
The school board is expected to sign off on the tribunal’s findings during a regular meeting next week.
Wright is criminally charged in the case but is free on bond.
Source: WSB-TV
