Nazareth teacher gets ARD for shoplifting

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nazareth-teacher-shoplifting-ard-20130128,0,4354152.story FROM THE MORNING CALL A former Nazareth Area Intermediate School teacher who was charged with shoplifting from a Kohl's department store was accepted Monday into a first-offender program that will allow her to avoid a criminal conviction. Stacee M. Banko, who taught fifth grade, was caught Sept. 22 taking $184 worth of items from the store at the Northampton Crossings Shopping Center in Lower Nazareth Township, police said.