A fifth-grade teacher and head coach of a high school boys' basketball team who was arrested after allegedly leaving his 4-year-old son home alone last month has been granted accelerated rehabilitation, prosecutors said.
Charles Clemons, Jr., 40, who coaches at Harding High School in Bridgeport and teaches at the Hall School, was arrested in September after police say he left his young son home alone in Trumbull to work out at the gym.
Clemons was arrested after a neighbor found his son walking around in pajamas and one sock after the house alarm went off, according to Trumbull police. He was charged with risk of injury to a minor.
In court Thursday, Clemons was granted accelerated rehabilitation, a form of probation, for two years, according to Senior Assistant State's Attorney Kevin Dunn.
Clemons must comply with the Department of Children and Families, which was notified upon his arrest, and cannot be re-arrested in order for the probation to hold, Dunn said.
School officials said after Clemons' arrest the had had been placed on paid administrative leave. His status with the school system at this point is unclear.
Clemons' attorney said after his arrest that Clemons made a mistake and is taking responsibility for his actions.
