Merely being accused should not be enough to punish. There are students out there who would gladly file false accusations because they are angry at the teacher.
That happened in my home province. The teacher was falsely accused and the testimony was very convincing, until video showed up clearly showing the teacher was in no way in position to do the things he was accused of.
If he is convicted, he should lose everything.
This teacher was loved by his students. The kids were 7 to 10 years old and didn’t know they were being abused. It was a game to be bound and gagged, cockroaches placed on their faces, fed semen as part of a taste test, and then photographed. Kids went to the school office to report that the teacher was acting funny and were told not to make stories up about adults.
Let me put this plainly. After a one-year investigation, the school district found reason to fire Berndt. Before they could fire him, he resigned.
We are not at the stage of legal “punishment” yet, so I don’t know why that is your theme. The school district is taking action within its rights and policies.