{"id":49065,"date":"2024-08-24T15:24:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49065"},"modified":"2024-08-24T19:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:49:48","slug":"excel-christian-academy-in-lakeland-hires-a-coach-secondary-principal-in-2020-who-has-been-arrested-in-the-past-for-drugs-and-molestation-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/24\/excel-christian-academy-in-lakeland-hires-a-coach-secondary-principal-in-2020-who-has-been-arrested-in-the-past-for-drugs-and-molestation-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Christian Academy in Lakeland hires a Coach \/ Secondary Principal in 2020 who has been arrested in the past for drugs and molestation of children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"958e87\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-jpg.webp?resize=1110%2C624&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49078 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #958e87; width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-jpg.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-jpg.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-jpg.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This man has been a teacher, PE coach, and the head basketball team for the boys and girls!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"767168\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"257\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/free-life-chapel.png?resize=665%2C257&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49067 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #767168; width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/free-life-chapel.png?w=665&amp;ssl=1 665w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/free-life-chapel.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This private school is tied to the Free Life Chapel in Lakeland on N Socrum Loop Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their pastor acts like an actor and not a pastor. In the video of the parent&#8217;s meeting below, he acts nonchalantly and dismissive to the mothers in the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"fe9242b1-e10e-4349-bbcb-b505b1ce4fee\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-193a5872457f5e26b4d584820ba0d238\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-2788dbf4ed66bced1937f295c5b639de ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Excel Christian Academy Parents Meeting Aug 20 2024\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UztXYTUzZIM?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Excel Christian Academy in Lakeland hires a Coach \/ Secondary Principal in 2020 who has been arrested in the past for drugs and molestation of children\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Lakeland Gazette<\/em> tried to reach Pastor Scott Thomas, but he would not return our messages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"b6a0a2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"202\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pastor-Scott-and-Cindy-Thomas.webp?resize=239%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49068 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b6a0a2; width:367px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pastor Scott and Cindy Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Scott Thomas led the Without Walls International Church, Court records show the church defaulted on the mortgage&nbsp;and was forced the church into bankruptcy. Without Walls owed $13 million on its Tampa property and $12.5 million on the church&#8217;s Lakeland branch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"897a71\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49070 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #897a71; width:489px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Corey Hodges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man we are talking about is \u2026\u2026. Corey Hodges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges has a disgusting past and should not be anywhere near children for that matter, much less letting them teach our children and exposing them to what could be or probably has happened already and hasn\u2019t been brought forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flaglerlive wp-block-embed-flaglerlive\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SIAWnjsJl0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flaglerlive.com\/corey-hodges-arrest\/\">Palm Coast Child Specialist at Rehab Center for Adolescents Arrested on Molestation Charges<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Palm Coast Child Specialist at Rehab Center for Adolescents Arrested on Molestation Charges&#8221; &#8212; FlaglerLive\" src=\"https:\/\/flaglerlive.com\/corey-hodges-arrest\/embed\/#?secret=G4iUvMDYbv#?secret=SIAWnjsJl0\" data-secret=\"SIAWnjsJl0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excel Christian Academy is choosing to \u201cfind forgiveness as Christians\u201d That\u2019s their motto to hide behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges was arrested and charged with molesting children, and for entering drugs into the correctional facility where he worked, and although the court found him not guilty in that case, he was court-ordered to complete a diversion program that cleared that accusation in the court&#8217;s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/volusiaexposed.com\/vcso\/molested\/vcsoreport.pdf\">https:\/\/volusiaexposed.com\/vcso\/molested\/vcsoreport.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges also lied about not being arrested for child molesting when he was hired in Flagler to which they fired him immediately!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.observerlocalnews.com\/news\/2019\/nov\/06\/how-was-corey-hodges-hired-as-a-sub-at-flagler-schools-after-drug-and-sex-arrests\">https:\/\/www.observerlocalnews.com\/news\/2019\/nov\/06\/how-was-corey-hodges-hired-as-a-sub-at-flagler-schools-after-drug-and-sex-arrests<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"867069\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr.-Jennifer-Clark.webp?resize=186%2C186&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49072 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #867069; width:293px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr.-Jennifer-Clark.webp?w=186&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr.-Jennifer-Clark.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Jennifer Clark (Headmaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the security guards at Excel Christian Academy resigned last year because he complained to Dr. Jennifer Clark (Headmaster) about some stuff that he saw on the cameras about Hodges and Hodges giving hugs to female students, etc, the security company knew about Hodges&#8217;s background. And Dr. Clark did nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is there nothing being done and why has Hodges been able to be at a Christian-based school for 4 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In years past Excel Christian Academy and Pastor Scott Thomas met with parents privately when they found out about Hodges. This year parents went to social media that\u2019s why they had a parents meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Scott Thomas told the parents if they do not like it withdraw their kid(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corey Hodges (Secondary Principal) was the one in charge&nbsp;of the policy at the school per Pastor Scott Thomas the night&nbsp;of the meeting when they shut out the parents to avoid answering questions regarding Hodges&#8217;s background.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"897a71\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49070 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #897a71; width:553px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/267419_standard_r1080x720.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Corey Hodges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges is also a coach at Free Life Chapel &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"282523\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #282523;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"196\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/456812715_462830110086099_8960686587760168078_n-jpg.webp?resize=261%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49100 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>FACTS<\/strong> on Corey Hodges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2007&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"dedacd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dedacd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"179\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marijuana-.jpeg?resize=282%2C179&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49073 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bArrested for possession of&nbsp;Marijuana&nbsp;and introducing a controlled substance into&nbsp;Tomoka Correctional Institution where he worked as a correctional officer.&nbsp;(Feb 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bCharges were dropped after he completed a diversion program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bHodges gave up his correctional officer certification in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;2008 &#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"e0e8e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"306\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-0.webp?resize=800%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49074 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e8e6; width:476px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-0.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-0.webp?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-0.webp?resize=768%2C294&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bHodges began working as a child specialist at Stewart-Marchmen&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;A&nbsp;Behavioral Healthcare.&nbsp;(Feb 2008) and was fired when the information&nbsp;arose about girls coming forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;15-year-old&nbsp;girl&nbsp;\u2013 allegedly molested twice by Hodges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bHodges told her not to tell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bOn the 3rd&nbsp;occasion, the same girl broke her finger playing&nbsp;basketball and&nbsp;Hodges drove her home ALONE to&nbsp;Halifax&nbsp;hospital against policy&nbsp;to go alone where he allegedly sexually&nbsp;assaulted&nbsp;her again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">** &nbsp;17&nbsp;and 18-year-old girls&nbsp;said he would often&nbsp;ask&nbsp;for hugs and make comments about other girls&#8217; bodies and tell them they&nbsp;should be strippers because of their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">** &nbsp;&nbsp;A 14-year-old&nbsp;girl&nbsp;said she was ordered to get out of bed while going through heroin&nbsp;withdrawal. &nbsp;She told&nbsp;him&nbsp;she was naked. She got up and tried to cover herself with blankets when Hodges ordered her to drop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Sheriff\u2019s Office report said Hodges is seen on video going into a girl\u2019s bedroom and touching her inappropriately.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodges denied these&nbsp;allegations,&nbsp;but video footage&nbsp;shows him entering the&nbsp;girls\u2019&nbsp;rooms alone which was again against policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was arrested by the Flagler Country Sheriff\u2019s&nbsp;office and taken to jail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-na-daytona wp-block-embed-na-daytona\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7MArFbl7NI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nadaytona.org\/2012\/09\/08\/12-step-vince-carter-employed-corey-hodges-after-his-felony-arrest-at-tomoka-state-prison-for-smuggling-drugs\/\">12 Step Vince Carter Employed Corey Hodges After His Felony Arrest at Tomoka State Prison For Smuggling Drugs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;12 Step Vince Carter Employed Corey Hodges After His Felony Arrest at Tomoka State Prison For Smuggling Drugs&#8221; &#8212; NA DAYTONA\" src=\"https:\/\/nadaytona.org\/2012\/09\/08\/12-step-vince-carter-employed-corey-hodges-after-his-felony-arrest-at-tomoka-state-prison-for-smuggling-drugs\/embed\/#?secret=7MArFbl7NI\" data-secret=\"7MArFbl7NI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2013- He worked at a residential adolescent program (RAP) where he allegedly molested a boy during a strip search.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"dae1e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"205\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2020d1a5-361c-4055-b180-9a6ab5f59866-logo-black.webp?resize=800%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49075 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dae1e5; width:496px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2020d1a5-361c-4055-b180-9a6ab5f59866-logo-black.webp?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2020d1a5-361c-4055-b180-9a6ab5f59866-logo-black.webp?resize=300%2C77&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2020d1a5-361c-4055-b180-9a6ab5f59866-logo-black.webp?resize=768%2C197&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2018- 2019 \u2013 Hodges was hired by Flagler Schools as a substitute teacher. Hodges&#8217;s job as a substitute,&nbsp;he lied on his application about&nbsp;his&nbsp;criminal history answering no to having a prior arrest or convictions which is the reason he was fired once they found out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2019 \u2013 Hodges was an active substitute teacher at both Indian Trails Middle School and Bunnel Elementary School and was FIRED from both.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"ddddd7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/images.png?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49076 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ddddd7; width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/images.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/images.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020 to present \u2013 Hired at Excel <strong>without <\/strong>extensive background check, if they did they would realize why he isn\u2019t allowed to teach at public schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.9 million dollars&nbsp;made&nbsp;in state school scholarship funding in 2023 and it\u2019s alleged Excel Christian Academy is rigging the grades to look as though kids are passing and then when they transfer out the parents quickly realize how far behind their children are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changed behavior starts with staying away from situations that got you in trouble in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many concerned parents have unenrolled their children days after finding out about this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are deeply worried about the safety of other children there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This needs to be a concern that is taken seriously and just because all of this is in the past, the past never leaves a person when it comes to the sexual assault of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Editorial Note:<\/strong> We would like to thank all the parents who contacted <em>the Lakeland Gazette<\/em> concerning the safety of their children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial This man has been a teacher, PE coach, and the head basketball team for the boys and girls!!!! 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