Teacher Charged With Sexual Battery

A teacher at Morristown West High School has ben charged with sexual battery by an authority figure. Hamblen County Director of Schools, Arnold Bunch, says he learned of the allegation against 47 year old physical science teacher Greg Cupp on Wednesday. According to witnesses, on May 21 of this year, Cupp used a ruler and used it to make contact with a 16 year old female students’ backside. Bunch says that Cupp admitted to the contact. Cupp, who has been a teacher at Morristown West since 2023, was in court this morning. He was officially charged with sexual battery by an authority figure and his bond was set at $100,000. He has been suspended from his position at Morristown West while the case is under investigation.