Trial For Rome Teacher Begins Tuesday
A Strough Middle School teacher will go on trial Tuesday in Rome City Court. Mark Bratge has waived his right to a jury trial, and will appear before Sherrill City Judge James Betro.
The 52-year-old Bratge is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child. The teacher is accused of inappropriate contact with a female student. It is considered a misdemeanor.
If convicted, the Strough technology teacher faces up to one-year in county jail. Rome City School official told the Rome Sentinel that Bratge was placed on administrative leave after the accusations against him were made.