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Lauren Coyle-Mitchell, 36, pleaded guilty in Bergen County Superior Court last January to aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, the State Board of Examiners said.
Coyle-Mitchell worked at Dr. Lena Edwards Academic Charter School in Jersey City, according to NJ.com. Her colleagues went to Lyndhurst police after a field trip and reported her having inappropriate contact with a 15-year-old student, the article says.
Coyle-Mitchell was charged in June 2015 with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child after performing oral sex on the girl in her Lyndhurst home, Daily Voice previously reported.
She was back behind bars a month later, accused of violating a judge's no-contact order.
The State Board of Examiners ordered Coyle-Mitchell an order to show cause as to why her certificates should not be suspended. She acknowledged her arrest but denied allegations.
The board offered Coyle-Mitchell an opportunity to submit written arguments on why her teaching certificates should not be suspended. She did not respond.
Last year, the board decided to suspend Coyle-Mitcchell's teaching certificates — including elementary school students and students with disabilities. She was ordered to mail her certificates to the state within 30 days.
On April 12, the board revoked her teaching certificates.
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