Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the teacher in question used to work at Skyview High School in Vancouver, not Skyline High School.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A high school teacher who was recently removed after the district learned he’d sent inappropriate messages to a student is now appealing to get his job back. But district records show that it wasn’t the first time he’s been accused of grooming.
Eric Rice, 42, who worked as a teacher and assistant coach at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, was discharged from his position by Vancouver Public Schools on Aug. 25, according to a notice of probable cause from the district…