EDGECOMB — A shoplifting charge against an English teacher who won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize will be dropped if she meets terms imposed by a court.
The plea arrangement requires Nancie Atwell to stay out of trouble for two years, undergo a psychological evaluation, and complete 100 hours of community service. The Portland Press Herald reports the arrangement called a “deferred disposition” was formalized on Monday.
Atwell, who’s founder of The Centre for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, was selected from a pool of 1,300 applicants for the first Varkey Foundation award in 2015.
In April, she was charged with shoplifting a $14.99 blouse. The charge will be dropped in two years if she meets the court terms that include proving that she’s donating the prize money.
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