A Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) teacher was arrested and charged with grooming a child for a sexual offense. The Chatham County Police Department identified the arrested teacher as 32-year-old Jawan Johnson. Johnson taught 7th grade social studies at New Hampstead K-8. According to SCCPSS, his employment with the district began in 2012. He then left in 2019 and returned in 2020, left again in 2022, and now has been at New Hampstead since 2023.