Glowing job reviews for accused teacher

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NEW TAMPA -- Mary Jo Spack. Married 13 years, mother of four kids.

At 38, she graduated USF's School of Education with honors, and became an Honors English Teacher herself at Freedom High in Tampa. By all accounts, a teacher's teacher.

"Excellent teacher, spotless record," said Hillsborough District spokeswoman Linda Cobbe. "All the evaluations I saw she had the highest marks you can give." A perfect record that's now tainted.

Tampa Police say Spack had sex with a 17-year-old male student in the shower of a Howard Johnson motel room while four other students listened in. Police say she also bought the teens alcohol.


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