Offbeat | Maine teacher who won USD1m award resolves shoplifting charge

A shoplifting charge against a Maine teacher who won the USD1 million Global Teacher Prize will be dropped if she meets terms imposed by a court.
The plea arrangement requires Nancie Atwell to stay out of trouble for two years, undergo a psychological evaluation and complete 100 hours of community service. The Portland Press Herald (bit.ly/1VV9kn8) reports that the deferred disposition was formalized yesterday [Macau time].
Atwell founded The Centre for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb. She was selected from a pool of 1,300 applicants for the first Varkey Foundation award in 2015.
In April, she was charged with shoplifting a $14.99 blouse. The charge will be dropped if she meets the court terms that include proving she’s donating the prize money.
She has called the theft charge a misunderstanding.