A Former Jonesborough Special Education Teacher Won’t Spend Any Time Behind Bars After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting Two Of His Students. In Return For Larry Manis’ Misdemeanor Simple Assault Guilty Plea, Judge Stacy Street Granted Manis Judicial Diversion, Placing Him On Probation For A Year. Manis Taught At Jonesborough Middle School. Parents Accused Him Of Hitting Their Children And Throwing A Magazine Rack At Students. He Retired From His Teaching Position Following His Suspension By The School District.