Rodney Dewayne MannA Ridgeland High School teacher was arrested Monday on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student and possession of marijuana, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
A GBI news release said Rodney Dewayne Mann, 43, is charged with one count of sexual assault by an authority figure and one count of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug-related items.
The release said the GBI was asked by the Walker County Sheriff's Office to investigate an allegation that Mann sexually assaulted the female student. Investigators searched Mann's home on Ridgeway Road in LaFayette. Mann, a Ridgeland teacher for eight years, was booked in to the Walker County Jail without incident.
He resigned Friday from Ridgeland, where he had been a teacher for eight years, the release stated.
This joint investigation by the GBI and the Walker County Sheriff's Office remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the GBI's Calhoun Office at 706-624-1424.