GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Area Public School District has fired a teacher after he was charged with sexually assaulting a Sullivan Elementary School student.
57-year-old Jer Lovaj is facing two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
In a statement, the district said Lovaj was an English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL) at Sullivan. Lovaj was arrested after a student reported the assault.
Sullivan Elementary school officials say they notified parents that Lovaj was fired after his arrest.
He is being held on a $50,000 cash bond. Lovaj returns to court next week for his preliminary hearing.