
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. An East Lee County High School teacher accused of kissing a 17-year-old student on school grounds has lost his teaching license for six months.
Math teacher Jonathan Blikstad had his license suspended in the wake of his alleged encounter with the student on Feb. 3, 2016, documents from the Florida Education Practices Commission show.
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