A former Bridgeport High School teacher who admitted to having a sexual relationship with one of her students won’t be serving her sentence in prison.
Courtney Rankin, 33, was sentenced to 1-5 years of home confinement, as long as the sentence can be arranged with Pennsylvania authorities, where she now lives. She also must pay a $1,000 fine and perform 20 hours of community service each week of her sentence.
In addition, she will also have to register as a sex offender for life and will have 10 years of supervised probation after she has been released from home confinement.
During her sentencing on Monday, letters from 14 character witnesses in support of Rankin were presented, and her doctor, mother and former co-worker testified on her behalf. Rankin also gave a statement, saying that she accepted responsibility and was remorseful.
Pre-sentence investigation found that Rankin is not likely to reoffend …