An out of school suspension coordinator for Northwest Halifax High School has been fired after he was charged today with indecent liberties with a minor.

Joe Edmondson Jr., 56, of Rocky Mount, was charged following an investigation by School Resource Officer Daniel Jones.

Lieutenant Chuck Hasty of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said the crime, which allegedly consisted of inappropriate behavior with a juvenile, was reported May 26.

The crime allegedly occurred on May 25 at the school, located off Highway 48 in Aurelian Springs.

Edmondson was jailed on $2,000 bond and has a September 14 court date.

Halifax County Schools spokesman Keith Hoggard said Edmondson was fired from his job, which he had held since the beginning of the school year.

He was coordinator for a program which allowed children who were suspended from school for short periods to remain in school rather than face the potential of getting into more trouble on the streets.

Hoggard said while the new program has not been evaluated yet, he doesn't think it will hurt the initiative.

Hoggard said the alleged crime occurred in Edmondson's classroom.