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Disgraced teacher accepts plea

Nearly three years after he was first charged with misdemeanor stalking, former Fred T. Foard High teacher John Donadio accepted a deal in the case in which he does not admit guilt. Donadio was charged in May 2009 with stalking Josh Pruitt, who was 17 at the time and a junior at Foard High where Donadio was an occupational teacher. Pruitt had been Donadio’s student for more than two years. In an Alford plea, Donadio was sentenced to prayer for judgment and to pay court costs of $205. An Alford...

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Published By: Hickory Record - Thursday, 23 February