Lisa Marchesoni
Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:52 pm

Jason Landcaster

A former Blackman High School teacher indicted for solicitation of minor students can’t teach in kindergarten through 12 grades as a part of his guilty plea to four charges earlier this month in Circuit Court.

English teacher Jason Lancaster, 36, was indicted in December on three counts of solicitation of a minor to commit aggravated statutory rape, three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and four counts of solicitation of a minor to commit statutory rape by an authority figure.

Sheriff’s Detective Mickey McCullough said at the time he received complaints of inappropriate behavior by Lancaster toward students.

“The allegations were of inappropriate contact with children of a sexual nature,” McCullough said.

Lancaster pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor by electronic means, solicitation of a minor to commit aggravated statutory rape and two counts of official misconduct. As part of his plea, he was placed on probation four years.

As part of his plea, Lancaster must:

• Refrain from teaching from kindergarten through 12th grade.

• Stay away from any minors except his biological children. He can have contact with minor children related to him only if the biological parents sign a notarized document giving permission.

• Be listed on the state’s sexual offender registry.

• Under a psychosexual evaluation and comply with the recommendations or face violation of his probation.

• Abide with mandates by the state probation and parole officers.

Lancaster remains suspended from the Rutherford County schools.