Morristown Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with Student

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 38 year old music teacher for allegedly engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a female student.

Daniel G. Frick of 8055 Route 11 in Potsdam was charged April 29 with endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor.

According to St. Lawrence County Sheriff Kevin Wells, the charges stem from hand-holding, kissing and other inappropriate behavior.

Frick allegedly engaged in an relationship with a 16 year old female student between July and October 2007 inside Morristown Central School.

The sheriff’s department said the relationship was considered “injurious to the mental and moral welfare of said student”.

Frick, a tenured music teacher and marching band leader at the school for nearly two years, has been placed on paid administrative leave while the school and the New York State Education Department review the alleged incicent.

Frick was arraigned by Morristown Town Justice James Phillips Jr. and held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond to reappear in the Town of Morristown Court at a later date.

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