daVinci Institute

“Former da Vinci Institute teacher sentenced to five to 20 years inprison.” MLive.com (MI), 8/22/2012

JACKSON, MI – A former da Vinci Institute teacher is going to prison for five to 20 years for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student.

Jackson County Circuit Judge John McBain sentenced Matthew Lusby, 28, Wednesday morning for first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Lusby pleaded guilty to the charge in July.He admitted to having oral sex with the girl early this year. She was then a student of Lusby, who worked as a math teacher at the public charter school in Summit Township...

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“Former da Vinci teacher pleads guilty to first-degree criminal sexualconduct.” MLive.com (MI), 7/24/2012

JACKSON, MI – A former da Vinci Institute teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct...

Da Vinci hired Lusby in the summer of 2009. He resigned on Feb. 23 to take a substitute teaching position at another school, but did not reach an agreement with the other district.

When hired, Lusby passed a criminal background check.

This is his first brush with the law, Rezmierski said.

At da Vinci, Lusby was told he needed to improve classroom control and a “passive aggressive nature toward students,” and once had to apologize for throwing a referees flag at a football game.

Last fall, the principal and superintendent told him he should not be giving the girl a ride to school, especially when alone...