HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Hopewell High School in Huntersville has confirmed a man facing charges connected to sexually assaulting a child is no longer with the school.
According to arrest warrants with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, 47-year-old Drayton Gilyard has been charged with indecent liberties with a child as well as sexual battery.
A search of Drayton's LinkedIn page showed he had been employed as a JROTC instructor at Hopewell High since August of 2019.
The school sent an email to parents saying Gilyard hadn't been on campus since mid-January, and the district said it received his resignation on Feb. 18.
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