Melinda England 
, a teacher at Inskip
Elementary School in Knox County, is now in hot waters. Melinda England was complained by the pupil's parents over his partially nude pictures posted on websites like www.myspace.com and www.absolutepunk.com using Xlpaws as the user name. What the worse, the 28-yeaer-old teacher even talked about her prescription drug use and her "wild" students. Click here to read the full story at WVLT.com
School security chief Steve Griffin said this morning that his department scoured the Web after they received information Friday relating to photographs of Inskip Elementary School teacher Melinda England.
“We found these pictures of her at various sites,” Griffin said this morning.
England described herself as a 28-year-old woman, who has a daughter, according to her profile, he said.
One photograph shows England shirtless, her left hand covering her right breast and her left breast is in the crook of her left elbow.
Another picture [which previously was uploaded to absolutepunk.net under name Xlpaws but taken down later] shows her lying on her stomach, face down, wearing black panties. Her bare back is visible.
Human resources officials are looking into the matter.
Inskip administrators on Friday sent a letter home to parents alerting them of the situation.
The letter, written by assistant principal Patricia Moore, states that at this time, “we have no allegations or any information that would indicate that Ms. England has done anything inappropriate during school time or in her relationship with students.”
The letter also notes that teachers maintain their First Amendment rights, but there are provisions in Tennessee law that address unprofessional behavior by teachers.
“If the superintendent believes a teacher has acted in an unprofessional manner he may take any action from the level of a verbal reprimand all the way through initiating termination proceedings,” the letter states.
England was not on administrative leave as of today, said human resources supervisor Margie Kincaid.
England is a 1996 graduate of Clairborne County High School and a 2001 graduate of Lincoln Memorial University, according to her personnel file.
She taught in several Louisiana schools for a few years before she sought employment with Knox County Schools. She was hired in August 2006 and is not a tenured teacher.