Hot For Teacher - Edgewood/Merritt Island Edition
Written by Bill G on April 4th, 2007 in Florida, hot for teacher.
Jennifer Leigh-Manuell
Teacher Jennifer Leigh Manuell Suspended After Accusations Of Sex With Student:
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A Brevard County teacher was suspended after being accused of having sex with a student. The woman who led the junior varsity cheerleading squad and taught physics at Edgewood Junior/Senior School is off the job and under investigation.
The investigation is ongoing and charges have yet to be filed.
Officials took the school’s junior varisty cheerleading coach and physics teacher out of the classroom while they investigate a reported sexual relationship with an underage student. At the high school, Tuesday, classmates of the young man called the relationship with Jennifer Leigh-Manuell an open secret.
Leigh-Manuell, 25, has been at the school two years and makes about $35,000 a year. Sources with knowledge of the investigation said the sheriff’s office started looking into Manuell because of an anonymous tip and the school has suspended her with pay.
… the 17-year-old was in one of Leigh-Manuell’s classes. Parents of students at the school were informed of the allegations via a recorded phone message, Local 6 News reported.
Leigh-Manuell also coaches junior varsity cheerleading, according to the Web site. According to the school’s Web site, Leigh-Manuell graduated with two bachelor degrees, in physics and space science with an emphasis on astronomy and astrophysics in 2003, and a master’s degree in teaching from Florida Institute of Technology.
Jennifer Leigh-Manuell’s School Website:
Courses Taught
* Physics I
* Physics I Honors
* AP Physics
Biography: This is my second year of teaching, and I am very happy to be at Edgewood. I graduated with two bachelor degrees, Physics and Space Science: Astronomy/Astrophysics in 2003, and a master’s degree in Teaching from Florida Institute of Technology. I am the Middle School and JV cheerleading coach for the 2006-2007 season, and you might see me singing the National Anthem at some of the basketball games. I’m very excited to start my second year here at Edgewood. Go Edgewood Indians!
Why is it that these teachers are almost always cheerleading coaches?
As her Syllabi will tell you:
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April 5th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Ms. Leigh Manuell is the sweetest teacher I’ve had at Edgewood. She’s caring, helpful, and always energetic. You guys don’t even know her.
April 7th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
How about some of the men teachers that flirt with the underage girls at Edgewood? I’m a parent who has observed it first hand and find it disgusting. The administration must choose to look the other way.
April 8th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
the administration is really who is to blame. ms. leigh-manuell was given several warnings and the administration had known about the relationship since december. unfortunately, this will not reflect badly on mr. ken winn, the principal. this is not the first teacher at edgewood to be accused of having relations with a student and just like anonymous2 said, edgewood administration has been told about other inappropriate behavior from teachers such as former math teacher marc bowen, and nothing has been done. good job winn
April 9th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
ms.leigh manuell is so sweet, shes great! There are many grose perverted
teachers like 7th grade science teacher…whos male who looks down shirts and
says wierd things girls speak up!!!!
April 9th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
he porked her
April 10th, 2007 at 6:13 am
I know the student. I am in college but use to go to school with him way back.
Shain Honkonen doesn’t have the guts to do the nasty with a sexy teacher. I wouldn’t be surprized if he has never had sex at all. This was just a stupid rumor. and if this was really a “inapropriae relationship” I would of known. I KNOW EVERYTHING. I have met this teacher, she sonyl 23, and she is very nice, but this is just UNBELIVEABLE PEOPLE!
April 10th, 2007 at 9:14 am
I feel that the case and situation should have personally been overlooked a while
back if it has been going on since December. They should have checked into real
evidence and got the actual results before assuming what could have possibly
went on. I know both the teacher and student very well, and find it hard to
believe that what was said really went on. I see it as the student broke up with
his long time girlfriend, and she was mad, spread rumors, and everyone pieced
the puzzle in the wrong way. The student is very friendly to teachers and peers,
as well as the lead singer in his band. I agree with Sam Lib that Shane would
never do something like that, and as well as Leigh Manuells reputation i do not
believe that it is fair. The situation needed to be thourough before it was released.
April 10th, 2007 at 9:15 am
I also feel that Edgewood should have never been turned into a Jr/Sr high, there
too many frustrations and lack of sports. The school has a graduation class of like
10, and as you can see there are several issues, and that tends to happen in
smaller schools than larger population schools. small schools get too personal.
April 15th, 2007 at 10:12 am
if your so close to shain maybe you should learn to spell his name right. everyone knows stuff was going down, stop being naive
April 16th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Sam Lib you rock, I agree with you 100%…
May 8th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
So does anyone have an update on this current situation? Charges brought against her, if any? School’s disposition? It is still in the local news or was it just a one day slug fest on her? Thanks to anyone who replies…….
May 9th, 2007 at 6:47 am
Palm Guy: Nothing new about this yet. I’ll post if I see something.
May 9th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Thanks Bill. I’m an old friend of hers, but lost touch. Saw the news and was astonished.
March 19th, 2008 at 10:37 am
This article is bullshit, everyone knows this was all a rumor started by a jealous ex-girlfriend and her mother. I was in her class during my junior year in high school. Three days into the year, my father died. Barely even knowing me, she took time out of her busy schedule of grading papers and coaching cheer leading and drove over an hour each way to come to the service. Not the principal, or the dean, or the resource officer - my physics teacher. This is just one of the many things that testify to her good character. Ms. Leigh-Manuell has such a big heart and life has been less than fair to her. Edgewood’s a crooked, shifty school with corrupt administration, such as “Dr.” Winn, Christopher Browning, and Deborah King, just to name a few. This is almost a year later, and the issue has died down. But what no-one realizes is that this poor woman is now jobless after investing so much time into becoming a teacher. She can never hold a job as a teacher again. Thanks, Edgewood, for being the crusher of dreams. (Although I have to say, the replacement teacher they gave us for the last quarter was FINE! Like, imagine an A&F model teaching you physics…yeah, that good.)
May 11th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Shane is an ugly mofo. Brianna is HOTTTT
June 8th, 2008 at 6:18 am
OMG a 17 year old having sex with a 25 year old , what has this world come to /sarcasm
For the love of god why does this sound bad to anyone ? if it were my kid having sex with that teacher I would drop all charges , specialy because of the age difference and the fact that he is almost a legal adult , leave the teacher alone…