Tasha Purnell
Guilty plea- Plea date
- May 12, 2025
- School and location
- Stanton Middle School
Delaware - Verified
- Oct 3, 2026
- Role
- Teacher
What the source reports
Tasha Purnell, formerly Tasha Oliver, pleaded guilty on May 12, 2025, to two counts of third-degree rape and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child for abusing a student under 16 while she was a teacher at Stanton Middle School in Delaware from 2010 to 2014. She later served as principal of A.I. du Pont Middle School. Sentencing was scheduled for August 2025.
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