An athletic trainer at Tavares High School has resigned after authorities said he bought alcohol for students and then drove with them to a bonfire party in the Ocala National Forest.
- Tavares High athletic trainer resigns after arrest
- Kyle Rentschler accused of buying alcohol for students
- Authorities say he drove with them to bonfire party in forest
Kyle Rentschler, 31, was arrested Wednesday and is facing misdemeanor charges of giving alcoholic beverages to someone under 21 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Lake County deputies said a parent saw a video of him partying with students during spring break. Students said it was recorded on the social media app Snapchat.
"It's like the second arrest of someone in a couple of months of a teacher. It kind of feels like the school is getting unsafe, or they're starting to care less about who they hire," student Thomas Nostramo said.
In January, Brian Wall, a teacher and coach at the school, was arrested, accused of inappropriately touching a female student. Officials said Wall resigned shortly before his arrest.
In 2013, Gavin Jones, a physical education teacher at the school, was arrested on burglary charges.
School officials said they do background checks for all teacher hires and say during the four years that Rentschler worked with the district, there hadn't been any issues prior to his arrest.