Band Teacher That Lied About Being Stabbed By Student, Retires

In an update to a story we first told you about in December, the band teacher at Sullivan Heights Middle School, who allegedly lied about being stabbed by a student has retired. Harold Dalton had been with the school system for 20 years. He was suspended without pay in December after he was arrested and charged with false reports. Dalton, allegedly told police that a student stabbed him inside the school on December 5. That statement led school officials in Sullivan County to place Sullivan Heights on hold which resulted in keeping students in classrooms for part of the school day.