Joseph Michael Sparks, an instructor at Meigs Middle School, was arrested late Wednesday and charged with soliciting/engaging in lewd behavior with a student and failing to report child abuse.
Sparks, 48, of Niceville, was taken into custody at just before 10 p.m. and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail at 2:48 a.m. Thursday, jail records show. He is being held on no bond pending a hearing.

<p>Joseph Michael Sparks, an instructor at Meigs Middle School, was arrested late Wednesday and charged with soliciting/engaging in lewd behavior with a student and failing to report child abuse.<br>Sparks, 48, of Niceville, was taken into custody at just before 10 p.m. and booked into the Okaloosa County Jail at 2:48 a.m. Thursday, jail records show. He is being held on no bond pending a hearing.</p>

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