Toms River, NJ – A fired and convicted former Toms River school teacher has lost his teaching license according to state records.
The former Toms River middle school teacher had admitted to endangering the welfare of a child by sharing explicit photos on social media and directly with a student.
Kyle Banner, from Brick, entered a guilty plea to three counts of child endangerment in November.
Banner, formerly teaching at Toms River Intermediate North, is facing a potential sentence of up to one year in county jail. The prosecution will request the revocation of his teaching certificate and a ban on future public employment. Furthermore, Banner will be required to register as a sex offender.
The incidents leading to Banner’s charges involved him taking explicit photos within his classroom and sharing them on his public Twitter account.
Additionally, he engaged inappropriately with a student through SnapChat, sending photos of himself in various states of undress from October to December 2022. Banner also faced allegations of giving homemade food to a student, along with physical contact deemed inappropriate.
He used the screen name ‘PervyTeacher’ on social media platforms.
The investigation into Banner’s conduct was triggered by a high school student discovering his former teacher’s Twitter account and alerting authorities through the middle school’s principal. A search of Banner’s electronic devices revealed numerous inappropriate images taken in the classroom setting.
Banner, who has been employed in public service since 2000 with an annual salary of $86,080, also taught at Ocean County College.
Banner currently does not show up in any jail or prison records in New Jersey or Ocean County. He has not yet been sentenced for his conviction.
“At its meeting of January 19, the New Jersey State Board of Examiners Board reviewed an affidavit that Kyle W. Banner forwarded to the Board. Banner holds a Teacher of Social Studies Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing and a Teacher of Social Studies certificate. Banner agreed to relinquish his certificates with the force and effect of a revocation and all attendant consequences in his affidavit to that effect to the Board. At its meeting of January 19, 2024, the Board voted to accept Banner’s relinquishment with the force and effect of a revocation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-4.10,” the board said in a decision on the matter.