Found Deceased CO - Gannon Stauch, 11, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 27 Jan 2020 **ARREST** #32

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Does she have an actual teaching degree then? I’ve had a Sub License in Kansas and could fill in daily or long term when needed. Just questioning because I never had a teaching degree. In Kansas you can sub with an Associate’s and completing all of the paperwork, background check etc.

She still strikes me as...not that educated.

I've not seen verified info one way or the other but I will note: certain people display an ability to play both sides of that aisle: they are cunningly intelligent and can pull off playing the knowledgeable neighbor one minute , then play the street-wise punk urchin the next minute.

"so the lady don't be mad at us and kick us outta da house"

This point just keeps gnawing at me: LS seemed more concerned about the "lady be mad" and losing the rental house than she was about how terrified Gannon was that (assumed) evening.

If it was an accident that caused physical damage to the property I'm sure most stand-up individuals would explain and apologize to the "lady" (landlord) and pay for repairs rather than beat a child to the point of terror and possibly physical abuse.
 
At what point would LE have run a background/criminal check on a "runaway" child's guardians/parents? Wouldn't her past convictions been something of a red flag to LE immediately?
@MrsWatson , you ask a good question. I won't assume background checks aren't ran by LE or School districts. TS has numerous names. Last name variations are expected with females, but varying first and middle names is unusual. Also, SSN are not required to enter an arrest record into the NCIS. Criminals don't always have the proper ID and don't always care to offer accurate information.

Until TS was arrested, everything I read listed TS's middle name as Lynn.
 
Even to volunteer at my daughter's school requires a full background check, so I seriously doubt this...but MOO
Colorado is pretty intense
I thought there were two dogs.


You know, I’m a bit confused. I’m not sure which State Board screwed up. South Carolina or Colorado. First let’s start with if Colorado credibly accepted her as an out of state teacher or did she apply for new certification in CO. Here are the requirements:

Important notes: Colorado issues licenses/endorsements in one of two ways:
  • If you hold a valid teacher license (not substitute, temporary, emergency, provisional or probationary) issued by another state that carries an identical endorsement (subject matter and grade level(s)) to one issued by Colorado, meet the degree and program requirement for that endorsement, including student teaching and field experience, AND have three years of full-time licensed teaching experience in that state within the past seven years, Colorado will issue a professional license with the identical endorsement requested.
  • If you do not meet these requirements completely, Colorado is required to issue licenses in the endorsement area of preparation, as verified on an approved program verification form. If upon evaluation it is determined that you need to first pass a content exam in order to qualify for this endorsement, we will issue an interim authorization, which will allow you to teach while you prepare for and fulfill the exam requirement. (Upon submission of an application with a copy of the official test score report, we will then issue either an initial or a professional license, based on your years of out-of-state, licensed teaching experience)
2. What is an Interim Authorization?

If you hold or are eligible to hold a license in another state, you may qualify for an interim authorization, which Colorado state statute allows to be issued in certain instances when a candidate meets the degree and program requirements, but still needs to fulfill additional requirements (usually a content exam or exams) for a full Colorado license. This authorization is issued for one year and is renewable once.
Teachers from Out-of-State/Out-of-Country | CDE

CDE eLicensing System

https://ed.sc.gov/state-board/state-board-of-education/minutes-orders/state-board-of-education-orders-of-disciplinary-action/2016-
state-board-of-education-orders-of-disciplinary-action/may-orders/stauch-letecia-h-pdf/


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**I’m trying to find the effective date of the Colorado teaching certificate. I really want the date of the CO application for credentialing.

The following does not make sense with the timeline:

On her Linked In profile, Letecia claims to have gone back to work after that suspension and worked as an Education Specialist for the state until 2018.

The Board of Education confirmed this, telling The Sun that Letecia took a job in Dorchester County in 2017, and the following year in Berkeley County.

She was certified to teach elementary school, special education and secondary social studies Colorado as of March 2019, but is unclear if she ever began at any schools in the area.
Gannon Stauch stepmom previously arrested for battery, domestic abuse and theft

Eta:
Letecia Stauch was employed with Horry County Schools from November 2010 until she resigned on June 29, 2015, according to Lisa Bourcier, spokesperson for the district. Letecia Stauch started her employment in the district as a para-professional and held this position until 2012. She then worked as a special education teacher until her resignation.
Woman charged with murder in case of missing 11-year-old boy used to be employee of Horry County Schools

Letecia Stauch has prior addresses in Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet and Mount Pleasant, S.C., and in Lumberton and Pembroke N.C., according to a public records search. She has also gone by the names Hardin and Hunt.
In South Carolina, Letecia Stauch was cited with domestic violence-first offense, a misdemeanor, in November 2010, but the case was dropped.
In North Carolina, she was placed on probation in 2001 and 2002, after being cited with communicating threats in February 2001, simple assault in April 2001 and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in June 2001, according to North Carolina state prison records. Details of those crimes, including where they were committed, weren’t available.

Letecia Stauch received a Colorado license to teach elementary school, special education and secondary social studies in March 2019, according to the Colorado Department of Education

She accused Hiott of contributing to what she called “harassment and retaliation” when she worked for seven days as a middle school social studies teachers in Marion County School District in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Board of Education suspended her educator certification to teach in May 2016 for six months for “breach of contract in abandoning her teaching duties” with the district.https://www.outtherecolorado.com/stepmom-arrested-in-murder-of-missing-gannon-stauch/

I can note a few things having being a teacher in CO. First, the only things that really whack you out of a job are drugs, dv, anything child related and multiple DUIs within I think a 7 year span. Older cases (2001 was almost 20 years ago) can get by as long as they are not one of the "DV, Drugs, Child Offenses", especially if they are very old. Seems the DV was dropped, so she could get her license here. I worked with a guy who got felonies for mushrooms, and they told he he could reapply after 7 years from conviction....he obviously got fired until a year or two later, and he was a decent guy who had turned himself around. A DV conviction however, I believe disqualifies you for life.

To get a license you just take the exams. Mine was for K-8. It's a bit rough finding teaching jobs in CO, believe it or not. In the better districts, most people are subs and then hope for full time. She could have easily been a sub. Pay is terrible ($97 a day when I quit teaching in 2008, I'm sure it's still around minimum wage, maybe a tad higher).

North Carolina and Colorado are easy states to switch between, I only know because at one point I considered moving to NC. I would think she would get the interim license.Sorry, I'm a bit sick and foggy today, so my thoughts are a bit disjointed.
 
I haven’t been able to access the divorce document. Does it say anything about Harley?

Not sure it would since she's not his daughter. And we have no reason to think he adopted her. AS and TS married only months after the bio dad died when HH was 11-12. Not a great time for an adoption IMO even though her parents had been divorced for about 3 years then.
JMO
 
I never saw that particular rumor but we all did see her walk out to the truck that dreadful morning with a tote that appeared to be the size of a sports gear bag, that might have actually contained a broken hockey stick (wood).

It would explain her pre-splain about mentioning Gannon liking hockey & going to the sports gear store that day, since there was literally no reason at all for her to mention hockey, unless she thought the public knew something or were about to know something about the hockey stick (like pre-splaining blood evidence in the garage & around the gate area).

Typing it out and reading it actually looks pretty nutty but... here we are. o_O

No nuttier than a 2x4. IMO
 
TS seems to be motivated by $. I am thinking maybe when she left for SC she sold Sadie. If so how sad for AS and Gannon's lil sis.

It's interesting you said that.

In some of those screenshots from her Facebook that I lost, she complained complained complained that LH was getting a go f u n d m e account.

She also was complaining why isn't there a "reward" being issued.

$$$$$$!!
 
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I never saw that particular rumor but we all did see her walk out to the truck that dreadful morning with a tote that appeared to be the size of a sports gear bag, that might have actually contained a broken hockey stick (wood).

It would explain her pre-splain about mentioning Gannon liking hockey & going to the sports gear store that day, since there was literally no reason at all for her to mention hockey, unless she thought the public knew something or were about to know something about the hockey stick (like pre-splaining blood evidence in the garage & around the gate area).

Typing it out and reading it actually looks pretty nutty but... here we are. o_O
Good point!
 
I think it’s interesting that high profile Hollywood lawyers stepped in to help Scott Peterson, but not Jody Arias. Both were obviously equally guilty. I think it speaks more to the terrifying nature of Arias’ BPD personality, than the fact that she’s female. I doubt anyone will step in to aid TS for the same reason. All three are high profile cases and would bring anyone a lot of publicity. I really hope she’s saddled with a novice public defender. I really hope the family n public don’t have to deal with some blow-hard Hollywood drama queen on top of everything else.
 
Minutes. Is my understanding. Seconds, even.
I'm not going to dispute there wasn't a bloody board because God only knows, I have blood all over my garage from silly mistakes and injuries. I'm just questioning if it was a murder weapon or not. LS most likely used the term 2x4 because it sounded good. Twenty years ago, ALL boards were 2x4's to me, whether they were 1x, 3x. Get my drift? :) I'm just saying, on a good day, there is no way I can swing one if it's longer that say 2 feet long unless I use 2 hands. And GS, being a little boy, would certainly see that coming at him hopefully, (unless hit from behind) and run faster than my eyes could follow him because of his almost brand new reaction time.

So then, why would a bloody board and a sock be found together then? Why would you pitch them if you hurt a child? In my mind, I would clear the house of ANYTHING that had blood on it because I am smarter than LE remember and why take the chance of them finding it? She's difficult to figure out because she has this personality going on.

MOO,MOO

I reserve the right to change my opinion here, based on lack of evidence. But for now, I can't help but think of that nice detailed red truck having a bleeding child in it. ;-)

Do we know that they were found together? They were found (according to TS, because AS informed her). I do believe AS was present at the searches. But how do we know these two items were found together?

I can envision someone driving around tossing things at the side of the road (especially given how the searches focused). Wood in one place (with blood) and sock in another (with DNA). TS then admits she was up in that area and admits that said items can be explained by them "flying out of the truck" (with no explanation as to why the items were there). She already presplained that there would be blood "in the garage" and we can see short 2x's in the garage.

I can easily swing a 3-4 foot 2x4, and I'm not very strong and I'm not a spring chicken. Hard enough to hurt a child? Yes.

And I firmly believe that Gannon was not in peak physical shape when he got into that truck.
 
Well... Isn't T a special kinda Stupid.
She is going to either have a rude awakening spending the rest of her days in jail & prison or she will fit right in. These Murderers always seem to adjust. Maybe cause it's where they are meant to be all along.
She will be with many Bertha's who wont take kindly to her.
I seriously doubt that. She's meaner than a snake. I see many infractions,and stints in solitary for this one. They better never take an eye off her,or turn their backs for even for a fraction of a second. (Guard or inmate) none of them are safe around her. MOO
 
There is no way the dad not know, and I don't care who disagrees with me. I speak from experience.
If you are saying he knew his wife was a sociopath then I agree with that. But, if you are saying that he knew she was going murder his child then I have to disagree. This site is for discussing the case and all that goes with it but I believe crossing that line will not go over well. Gannon's mother and father are having to go through the worst possible series of events in their lives and they are not the ones on trial. JMO JMO #JusticeForGannon
 
She probably told Gannon that they would be selling his hockey equipment to pay for the damage he did. But I doubt they made it to the store because she killed him in some field somewhere. MOO

Except that's not what she said (and that's all we have right now) She says she loaded "exercise equipment" into the truck (weights?) in order to go to PIAS to buy Gannon hockey equipment (not to sell it) because it was the "only sport" he was interested in.

Since I think most of her SM utterances are intended for AS's ears, I'm going with she loaded exercise equipment into the truck, not (non-existent) hockey sticks. She apparently never bought Gannon his hockey gear...
 
I'm not sure anyone screwed up or dropped the ball. I'm afraid it's a matter of not being able to see a pattern (except in hindsight) given the way background checks are done at this level. By "this level" I mean the checks aren't as rigorous as they might be for a top national security position. To change that would mean spending lots more money on schools. Yes, children are worth it but many states don't HAVE more money and may even have trouble paying for textbooks and basic supplies.

For example, as I've said before lots of TS's previous charges were dropped and did not result in convictions. At any rate, the letter sent to parents in CO said TS did pass a background check by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Her dismissal a few days before GS disappeared was for other application irregularities, whatever that means.

That said, I believe TS said she never got her SC license reinstated because they moved. Unfortunately licensure lookup in SC requires non-public info (last 4 SS #) so I don't know how to check that.

But TS was and is licensed in NC through 2021. She obtained the license 7/1/2016.

NCDPI Online Licensure System

So TS has been licensed in 3 states AND has been employed as a teacher in 3 states. (Meaning she passed initial muster at the local level as well as the licensure level.)

JMO
I read on the Colorado site that fingerprint checks were mandatory. Did the South Carolina Board notify the National Reporting Database for disciplinary actions and sanctions? I’m sorry but someone like this would have never got past my Board. I know States have different administrative code and rules/regulations written into their statutes but there are mandated national standards. States have auditors that should be set in stone when agencies are up for review designated in their State Strategic Plan for each fiscal year. Did North Carolina check the database?

eta: I should have noted I didn’t work for an education licensing board so I probably should just shut my mouth. I think I will leave it to the educators kindly participating in this thread. You are appreciated. I worked for a physician board which may not be relevant to this topic.
 
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