JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A teacher accused of twerking and drinking alcohol at a soccer team party has been suspended.
The Duval County School Board voted July 1 to suspend Courtney Spruill without pay. She works at Kernan Middle School as a soccer team coach and PE/Health teacher, according to district documents obtained by Action News.
The investigation came to light when a student approached a softball coach about a party for the soccer team.
The student, according to the investigative report, claimed the coach was drinking alcohol and twerking on players. The district investigation made note of twerking as a form of dirty dancing.
The party reportedly took place at the parent's house of one of the players in May.
The district also reviewed cellphone video of Spruill getting a lap dance from a student at the party.
The woman who owned the home told school investigators Spruill brought vodka to the house as a gift but didn't drink any of it. She instead drank soda, according to the homeowner.
District investigators said Spruill showed "the gross exercise of poor judgment," according to documents.