Michael Paul Carnegie

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1. Former North Kitsap High teacher pleads guilty to sex crime with student, Kitsap Sun, October 26, 2017.

• 1. Former North Kitsap High teacher pleads guilty to sex crime with student

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  PORT ORCHARD — A former North Kitsap High School teacher accused of having sex with a student in his classroom pleaded guilty Thursday to a count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

  Michael Paul Carnegie, 38, had been charged in with first-degree sexual misconduct, a felony. The charge he pleaded guilty to is a misdemeanor. His teaching certificate will not be automatically revoked and he will not be required to register as a sex offender.

  Poulsbo Police investigated the case and alleged a former driver's education student of Carnegie’s, then 17, said in 2014 she and Carnegie engaged in sex acts in his classroom and in a car parked nearby.

  Carnegie taught Spanish at the high school but was also employed by Capital Region Educational Service District 113 in Olympia, which contracts with North Kitsap School District to provide driver’s education to students.

  The alleged sexual contact was reported to authorities in September 2016, and Carnegie was placed on paid administrative leave.

  After felony charges were filed, Carnegie met with school officials in June and a “mutual agreement” was reached under which Carnegie would resign on the condition that if he was convicted the district would not require he pay back money he received while on administrative leave, according to documents obtained by the Kitsap Sun from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

  Chief Deputy Prosecutor Chad Enright said Carnegie was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with 334 days suspended.

  Enright declined to comment on what led to the agreement between prosecutors and Carnegie’s attorney Tom Weaver. Weaver also declined to comment.

  Nathan Olson, spokesman for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, said fourth-degree assault is not included in a list of crimes for which state law requires the revocation of a teacher’s certificate.

  Although the criminal case against Carnegie is complete, the office’s investigation is not.

  “We have an active, ongoing invest on Mr. Carnegie right now,” Olson said.

  Such investigations can resolve in four ways: dismissal, reprimand, suspension or revocation.