Alissa McCommon biography: 13 things about Covington, Tennessee teacher

Who is Alissa McCommon?

Alissa D. McCommon is an American teacher from Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, United States. She is 5’3″ tall.

McCommon worked at Crestview Elementary School and Charger Academy, which are both in Covington. She and her husband Chad McCommon have two daughters together.

While employed by the Tipton County Schools as a teacher, Alissa allegedly befriended underage boys by playing videos games with them and engaging with them through social media. She is accused of sending inappropriate photographs and requesting sexual relations with the boys.

Alissa is Bryan Wessel and Angela Wessel‘s daughter. Bryan and Angela have another daughter named Ariel Wessel Fuss and a son named Ben Wessel.

Aside from Covington, Alissa has lived in other parts of Tennessee including Burlison. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2010, she gave birth to her first daughter.
2. In 2013, she gave birth to her second daughter.
3. On July 24, 2018, her father died at age 60.
4. In 2021, she allegedly performed oral sex on a male student, then 12, without his consent in her apartment in Covington.
5. She taught fifth grade at Crestview Elementary School until May 2023.
6. On August 8, 2023, she started working at Charger Academy as a fourth grade English and language arts teacher.
7. On August 24, 2023, the Tipton County Schools suspended her without pay shortly after a parent brought forth allegations about her to the attention of Dr. John Combs, the Tipton County director of schools.
8. On September 6, 2023, the Covington Police Department announced the investigation into her for inappropriate conduct with minors.
9. On September 8, 2023, she was arrested, booked into the Tipton County Jail in Covington, charged with rape of a child and released from custody after posting bond.
10. On September 28, 2023, she was arrested again, charged with coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking and harassment and booked into the Tipton County Jail without bond.
11. In August 2024, Tennessee district attorney Mark Davidson told FOX13 that on January 7, 2025, she would stand trial on 13 of the 23 charges filed against her.
12. On December 19, 2024, she pleaded guilty to violation of the Child Protection Act, rape of a child, two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, two counts of solicitation of a minor (aggravated statutory rape), three counts of aggravated statutory rape and three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means. Circuit Court Judge Blake Neill sentenced her to 25 years in prison with no chance of parole, prohibited her from any contact with her victims, including the child born out of one of her crimes, and required her to register as a violent sex offender and undergo community supervision for the rest of her life. 
13. In March 2025, she will turn 40.