G-FYI™: GCHS Teacher Pleads No Contest

Gilmer County High School teacher, Casey Smith, showed up in Wood County Magistrate Court on January 20, 2012.

Accused of providing alcohol to a minor last fall in a hotel room, Smith pled no contest.

He paid a one-hundred dollar fine and one-hundred sixty dollar court cost.

Now you see how they do it?

An elite PET does something absolutely disgusting and against the norms and mores of society and he gets a slap on the wrist.

I don’t know about everyone else, but I am getting sick and tired of METZ with his refusing to accept complaints against public officials even though evidence confirms a crime was committed.

Gerry Hough actually protects rapists and then puts women AT RISK just to preserve the image of GSC, and now of course this, Nasia’s q***r PET BOY walks!

I submit to everyone that this decision can not be accepted, but it was JUST OK with Gerry Hough!

We need to remove the public officials from office that continually put everyone’s children and women at the college in danger.

It has become a public safety concern.

I would assume that this perpatrator of bad deeds has been fired?  Or is Mr Easy Money covering for Jones as well as who he was sent by Charleston to protect?

Well well. SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE

“Gilmer County elites” scores again in crimes being committed and nothing being done. We might as well place an ad in all the state papers and tell all criminals to come to Gilmer County if you want to commit a crime and do NO time. A disgrace to our people, our County and our State but most of all it is a disgrace to our students of Gilmer County that they see we have no law to protect them or any other honest person. Parents protest and remove your students from school until the State Board of Education, who remember is now in control of Gilmer County schools, has the BACKBONE TO STAND FOR WHAT IS THEIR DUTY AND THE JOB THEY ARE BEING PAID BIG BUCKS FOR. What a waste. A fine of $100.00 and $160.00 in court cost…..not bad. This was in all probability paid by the Principal of GCHS. Cheap enough that maybe they will try again since it is “do the crime” and “do NO time” and “not much fine”. Did this teacher lose his job? Hah check in other counties and see what happens to their teachers. Oh ya, and there is no bullying going on in the school either. TV news where are you? Please come to Glenville. Are you proud “elites” of what you have done to this county in exchange for control.
Wonder who told him to plead “No Contest….hmmmmmm?“

I have known Mr. Smith for many years and he has always gone out of his way to help anyone who needed help.  He is an upstanding and honest man, who would not do anything to harm anyone.  The only thing that he may have done wrong, is to use bad judgement on trusting a student too far.  So those of you who “live in glass houses, should not throw stones”.  I am behind you, Casey 100 percent.

So….trusting a student too much?! How does that make ANY sense? He was in a position of trust and he allowed this student to drink, underage. But, let’s go ahead and blame the child because this guy is scum, grooming him for who knows what. No upstanding, law respecting citizen should ever put a MINOR in a position where he’d have to “trust” the child wouldn’t tell. If you have to “trust” a student, you probably shouldn’t be doing it. Children look to adults to set standards, be the example…..and personally, this is no lesson I want my children to learn from a teacher. Ever.

TAMMI—Many folks in the community know Mr Smith.  I do suspect that if this incident had involved a child of yours,you likely would feel quite different.  What if the outcome had been different, a serious accident of some type or ever a death.  Not likely you be Mr Smiths’ cheerleader.  Qaddafi, Assad, Bin Laden, all had their supporters as well.  Just a word of warning, choose carefully whom you support and stand behind.  The next time could involve a real tragedy.  All of this said now, will there actually be a tragedy in our communities future because Mr Smith will still be in the midst of our fragile and impressionable children? If something more happens, the blame will rest squarely on Blankenship, Butcher, and Marple.  When people ‘'get away’‘ with something, everytime, human nature is to be emboldened, and history will repeat itself.  Let us hope this is not the case.

A comment on here by TAMMI is different than what most everyone else sees.
This teacher had a minor MALE student in another County, many miles from home, no other persons with them, alcohol, and the teacher had sleeping pills. This is not a normal situation, not proper and should not have been allowed. It spells TROUBLE. Why did this upstanding and honest person and who would do no harm to anyone offer “gifts” to several other MALE students?
Why was he told to enter a no contest plea? If the writer of the comment would do a search on What does a No Contest plea in a Court Room mean she will get the reason why he pleaded this. The student should not have drunk the alcohol, but it should not have been offered to him to begin with by the teacher. The ones who “live in glass houses” as you put it are not throwing stones, just stating plain facts of a improper situation that this teacher was in control of. Stand behind him 100% if you wish, but you are of the wrong gender so it wouldn’t matter. It’s wrong, plain and simple. This man has NO BUSINESS around kids and should have been fired immediately. Tammi do you have sons and would you trust them to be with this man alone?

Before people spout off they should note that the alleged crime occurred in WOOD COUNTY and the penalty was assessed in WOOD COUNTY. Our law enforcment, PA and courts had nothing to do with the case because they had no jurisdiction. Not taking up for anybody or putting anybody down, it’s just the facts. Now what happens to his teaching career and position in Gilmer County is another matter entirely.

Is it Nasia’s call of whether or not to fire Casey and if not who has the responsibility? Maybe the issue must go up the chain of command to stop with Dr. Marple because of the State’s take over of our schools. It would be interesting to know what each of our elected board members thinks about the issue. It is fair to ask Nasia what she thinks should be done.

To Anonymous

So, what you are saying is WOOD County is ALMOST just as Crooked as Gilmer County. Well, we know that, and so is Logan County and Clay County, they are all on the list,and it would take weeks and months of documents and files to present these facts.

The people spoke, and the outcome of that case was unfavorable to the general populous.

So please understand my argument is NOBODY GIVES A Darn SCARLETT what the jurisdiction is!

The outcome of the “CASEY” case is a matter of concern for citizens of Gilmer County, and if you think we are going to buy the old, “Our law enforcment, PA and courts had nothing to do with the case,“ well then we have some slum lord HOUGH properties we would like to sell ya.

If I am understanding it correctly, anonymous says since this was done in Wood County and tried in Wood County that this is why the $100.00 fine and $160.00 court fees are proper?
Is there any REMOTE possibility that our PA told him how to plead knowing full well what the outcome would be?
Is there any REMOTE possibility that our PA talked to Wood County PA to brief them on this case?
Is there any REMOTE possibility that this is “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours?
Is there any REMOTE possibly that higher ups controlled this situation?
Is there any REMOTE possibility that he will lose his job as a teacher in Gilmer County? Just sayin’ and askin’ !!!

As a parent I do not understand how in any circumstance that the child could be at fault.  I know Casey and have been friends with him for a while. I agree that he is very nice, and very generous, but that does not change the fact that he acted irresponsible and negligent.  His behavior is very suspicious.  When a child is intrusted with another adult, especially a teacher, that child should never be put in a position of deciding morals.  That is the adults position to set a good example, not to make that child another statistic.
Concerning the judgement…..the problem is not who decided the judgement, but the laws themselves.  Truth be known, this is only a misdemeanor, so the punishment was not expected to be severe.  It is the judicial system in itself, not so much the people in the system. As for his job, that has been left to the state.  They will investigate the matter. They will take in consideration the safety of ALL the students and make their decision.

To Concerned Parent

“Truth be known, this is only a misdemeanor, so the punishment was not expected to be severe!“

I actually take great offense at that statement, since I was convicted of a misdemeanor in Gilmer County that not only am I completely innocent of!

I GOT ONE YEAR IN JAIL ON A MISDEMEANOR CONCERNED PARENT!

That time greatly effected my health and two men that were in my pod that got staff infections like I did from a dirty jail that were my same age DIED shortly after being released, and one of them within three days after his release.

WAKE UP! You have absolutely NO IDEA what you are talking about!

It really ###### me off that you are that uniformed!

Nasia Butcher’s name has been mentioned countless times on this web site and others addressing issues in Gilmer County. There is no doubt that she is a controversial figure contributing to building anger and turmoil associated with the State’s take over of our schools. Without attacking Mrs. Butcher or saying anything negative against her, why does Dr. Marple not take a courageous leadership step by replacing Mrs. Butcher with another principal? That act alone would be invaluable to the State in beginning to help restore harmony and cooperation in the County to benefit our children. What do you say, Dr. Marple?

@ Dan Bingman….I am sorry that you took my statement so offensively.  I apologize, but I do know exactly what i am talking about….more than you know! It was not down sizing the crime that Casey committed, but stating it was a misdemeanor.
Should he have had more of a sentence?  Yes!  But he plead no contest, which gave him less of a sentence.
If he would have fought it and been found guilty he would have gotten 30 days in jail, replaced with a 1 year probation, and if he broke that he would serve the 30 days. I hate what you went through, but like I said it is problems with the laws and the judicial system.