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The Diocese of Joliet Friday announced that a former Catholic school teacher charged with child grooming did not meet requirements to be a full-time teacher while he was at the school.
Jeremy Hylka obtained a substitute teaching license in January but was not enrolled in a teacher preparation program, which was required to continue teaching in a full-time position at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport, the diocese said in a statement.
Now, St. Joseph principal Lynne Scheffler has been placed on administrative leave while officials “examine the circumstances” regarding Hylka’s employment, the diocese said.
Hylka was fired April 28 after he was hit with traveling to meet a child and grooming charges stemming from an investigation into a Snapchat video that “possibly depicted inappropriate contact of an adult with a minor,” Joliet police have said.
UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 8:17 pm CT
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St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport hired Jeremy Hylka to teach at their school this past year, but the Diocese of Joliet fired him after criminal charges surfaced. (Google Maps )
JOLIET, IL The Diocese of Joliet waited until 5:30 p.m. Friday to issue a news release announcing that the person responsible for hiring Jeremy Hylka is now on paid suspension from the St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport. The Diocese of Joliet confirmed today that Jeremy Hylka did not fulfill employment requirements while teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport, announced Diocese of Joliet director of communications Mary Massingale.
The principal of St. Joseph Catholic School, Lynne Scheffler, was placed on administrative leave while school and diocesan officials examine the circumstances regarding Hylka s employment.
According to police, Hylka was arrested after he met up with a man who was posing as a teenage boy for sex. The founder of the online group Save Our Siblings, said he was the person communicating with Hylka and managed to set up a meeting with the teacher in less than 24 hours.
Hylka taught science and religion at Saint Joseph Catholic School up until April 29 when the diocese fired him upon learning of the charges. Last year, Hylka resigned from a job at Joliet Catholic Academy after the school said it was aware of online allegations against him.
UpdatedThu, Apr 29, 2021 at 8:45 am CT
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Jeremy Hylka had been working as a teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport, but the Diocese of Joliet announced that he will no longer be working in that position. (Google Maps )
JOLIET, IL The Diocese of Joliet issued a statement Wednesday afternoon announcing that
Jeremy Hylka will not be returning to his positions at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport or St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus, both in Joliet. The Diocese of Joliet received information from various sources concerning alleged inappropriate communications with a purported minor, director of communications Mary Massingale told Joliet Patch. Civil authorities have been notified. The diocese, the school and the parishes remain committed to a safe environment for all children under our care.