MESA — A Gilbert teacher who was put on leave after appearing on YouTube performing a cheerleading routine in her classroom has resigned.
English teacher and cheerleading coach Cristina Mallon "has elected to resign" from the Higley Unified School District, district spokeswoman Sara Bresnahan said Tuesday.
Last month, the district placed Mallon on paid administrative "as a standard district procedure" after the video of her performing a cheer routine in front of her class appeared on the Internet site, the East Valley Tribune reported on its Web site.
The cheerleading coach was seen in the video performing a seemingly harmless cheer inside a classroom as students hooted and cheered.
The YouTube video runs for less than a minute. It made it all the way to network television, airing on NBC's "Today" show.
