James Hawkins biography: 13 things about Mississippi State University alum from Biloxi

James Hawkins is an American teacher from Mississippi, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi.
2. He speaks English, German, French and Italian.
3. In May 2005, he entered Mississippi State University in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
4. From August 2008 to May 2010, he was a professor assistant at Mississippi State University’s physics lab.
5. In August 2010, he joined Mississippi State University’s Bridges out of Poverty as a volunteer staff member.
6. From May 2013 to August 2013, he was an aerospace engineer intern at Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
7. On May 3, 2019, he graduated from Mississippi State University with a heavy concentration in aerospace engineering, physics and mathematics.
8. From January 2021 to May 2021, he was a graduate teaching assistant at Mississippi State University’s physics lab.
9. From September 2021 to July 2022, he was a restaurant specialist at 929 Coffee Bar in Starkville.
10. In March 2022, he obtained his license as a physics teacher from Educational Testing Service.
11. In July 2022, he obtained his license as a physics teacher from the Mississippi Department of Education and he joined Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi as a physics teacher.
12. On the afternoon of November 30, 2023, he was arrested after investigators confirmed he had an inappropriate relationship with a student.
13. He was 38 years old when he was arrested on November 30, 2023. He was charged with sexual battery and booked into the Jackson County Jail in Pascagoula, Jackson County. After his arrest, the Ocean Springs School District terminated him.