The Ohio Department of Education’s educator database now lists Blake’s principal, superintendent and K-12 health/physical education teaching licenses as “revoked,” barring him from working in a school setting.
Blake was put on administrative leave by Trotwood-Madison schools in March, and in May he submitted a letter of resignation that was approved by the board of education.
He was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to attend John School, a program run by the Dayton Municipal Court Adult Probation Department for individuals convicted of solicitation-based charges. A charge of possessing criminal tools was dropped.
According to court documents, Blake has completed all requirements of his probation and the case is now closed. He did not respond Wednesday to requests for comment.
The state educator database also shows that in 2015, while working in Northridge Local Schools, Blake was disciplined as part of that district’s “attendance scrubbing” conduct. At that time, the state had suspended his licenses for 90 days for “engaging in conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession” and “manipulating data” by withdrawing and re-enrolling students in order to improve the school district’s performance on the district report card.
A consent agreement with the state says Blake did so at the direction of Superintendent Dave Jackson, who also was disciplined.
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