GLOCESTER – A gym teacher at Ponaganset High School has resigned from the position amid allegations of misconduct and is now under investigation by the Rhode Island State Police – reportedly over an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Supt. Renee Palazzo confirmed that Alisha Crins no longer works for the district but declined to comment further, noting that the state police are now handling the situation.
Crins, a 39-year-old Cranston resident, is the wife of Jeffrey Crins, a physical education teacher, coach and former teacher of the year for the North Smithfield School District. The pair reportedly met while they were both teaching at a North Smithfield school…