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21st March 2017, 05:05 PM
What are you smiling about? Married biology teacher, 27, faces up to 20-years behind bars after she is arrested for 'having sex with a 17-year-old student at her school'
By Chris Summers For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 07:03 EDT, 21 March 2017 | UPDATED: 18:01 EDT, 21 March 2017
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A married science teacher grinned from ear to ear as she posed for a mugshot after being arrested on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Sarah Fowlkes, 27, has been suspended from her job at Lockhart High School in Texas and faces up to 20-years behind bars for the alleged crime.
Fowlkes, who has worked as a biology teacher at the school since October 2014, was booked into Caldwell County Jail on Monday, hours after celebrating her birthday with her husband.
Lockhart police had obtained an arrest warrant for Fowlkes who turned herself in.
No shame: Sarah Fowlkes grinned into the camera after being arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student
No shame: Sarah Fowlkes (seen here in her mugshots) grinned into the camera after being arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student
The Houston Chronicle reported that a school administrator contacted the police about an inappropriate relationship between a student and a teacher on March 10.
Police say they found evidence of messages exchanged between her and the student.
'Their contact was of a sexual nature,' said police.
Police Chief Ernest Pedraza charged Fowlkes, with engaging in 'sexual contact with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of' the alleged victim, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
Fowlkes, who is married, celebrated her 27th birthday the day before she was arrested
Together: Fowlkes is seen here with her husband of three years (left) and (right) posing for a car selfie
Improper relationship between an educator and a student is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Detectives in Lockhart, which is about 30 miles from Austin, interviewed a 17-year-old student who admitted to having sexual contact with Fowlkes.
Lockhart Independent School District duly suspended Fowlkes - who has been married since 2013 - pending an appearance before the State Board for Educator Certification.
The biology teacher faces up to 20-years behind bars if convicted
School superintendent Susan Bohn said: 'Lockhart parents entrust their children to us every day, and it is something we do not take lightly.
'Student safety is the district's most important priority. As soon as we learned of the report, we acted swiftly to involve law enforcement and CPS to conduct a thorough investigation. The district does not and will not tolerate any improper communication or contact between a teacher and child.'
Local news reported that on her profile page on the school's website - which has since been deleted - Fowlkes wrote: 'I have very high expectations of myself as a teacher as well as of my students and I hope that this will be a formula for achievement.
'I want this to be an enjoyable year for all of my students but also a productive, challenging and encouraging year with success for everyone.'
Police in Lockhart said that this is the first time they have investigated a teacher for having an inappropriate relatinship with a student.
'Seventeen years old is obviously older but at the same time it doesn't make anything right,' said Detective Jesse Bell to KXAN.
'If the kid is in school, parents trust the school to take care of their kids so it's definitely not right — that a teacher in a position of power over a student be able to take advantage of a student.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4334580/Teacher-grins-s-booked-having-sex-student.html#ixzz4c0YeHqYF
By Chris Summers For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 07:03 EDT, 21 March 2017 | UPDATED: 18:01 EDT, 21 March 2017
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A married science teacher grinned from ear to ear as she posed for a mugshot after being arrested on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Sarah Fowlkes, 27, has been suspended from her job at Lockhart High School in Texas and faces up to 20-years behind bars for the alleged crime.
Fowlkes, who has worked as a biology teacher at the school since October 2014, was booked into Caldwell County Jail on Monday, hours after celebrating her birthday with her husband.
Lockhart police had obtained an arrest warrant for Fowlkes who turned herself in.
No shame: Sarah Fowlkes grinned into the camera after being arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student
No shame: Sarah Fowlkes (seen here in her mugshots) grinned into the camera after being arrested on suspicion of having sex with a student
The Houston Chronicle reported that a school administrator contacted the police about an inappropriate relationship between a student and a teacher on March 10.
Police say they found evidence of messages exchanged between her and the student.
'Their contact was of a sexual nature,' said police.
Police Chief Ernest Pedraza charged Fowlkes, with engaging in 'sexual contact with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of' the alleged victim, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
Fowlkes, who is married, celebrated her 27th birthday the day before she was arrested
Together: Fowlkes is seen here with her husband of three years (left) and (right) posing for a car selfie
Improper relationship between an educator and a student is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Detectives in Lockhart, which is about 30 miles from Austin, interviewed a 17-year-old student who admitted to having sexual contact with Fowlkes.
Lockhart Independent School District duly suspended Fowlkes - who has been married since 2013 - pending an appearance before the State Board for Educator Certification.
The biology teacher faces up to 20-years behind bars if convicted
School superintendent Susan Bohn said: 'Lockhart parents entrust their children to us every day, and it is something we do not take lightly.
'Student safety is the district's most important priority. As soon as we learned of the report, we acted swiftly to involve law enforcement and CPS to conduct a thorough investigation. The district does not and will not tolerate any improper communication or contact between a teacher and child.'
Local news reported that on her profile page on the school's website - which has since been deleted - Fowlkes wrote: 'I have very high expectations of myself as a teacher as well as of my students and I hope that this will be a formula for achievement.
'I want this to be an enjoyable year for all of my students but also a productive, challenging and encouraging year with success for everyone.'
Police in Lockhart said that this is the first time they have investigated a teacher for having an inappropriate relatinship with a student.
'Seventeen years old is obviously older but at the same time it doesn't make anything right,' said Detective Jesse Bell to KXAN.
'If the kid is in school, parents trust the school to take care of their kids so it's definitely not right — that a teacher in a position of power over a student be able to take advantage of a student.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4334580/Teacher-grins-s-booked-having-sex-student.html#ixzz4c0YeHqYF