Sub arrested on charges of possessing obscene material terminated | News

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. - A newly hired substitute teacher in St. Johns County, who was arrested on charges of possessing obscene material, was terminated this morning.

Matthew Atkinson, 26, was a substitute teacher for less than week.

The issue with Atkinson was on the St. Johns County School Board consent agenda Tuesday morning. The decision to terminate Atkinson was unanimous.

Atkinson was removed from the list of substitute teachers on Friday.