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WOULD MAKE A GIRL WHO JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE -- WHY WOULD SHE RISK EVERYTHING TO THROW IT AWAY TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY? COURTIS: SHE WAS TERMINATED AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF RAPE AND FOUR COUNTS OF SODOMY. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES OVER THE SUMMER. TWO TIMES AT HER HOME AND TWO TIMES IN HER CAR. >> SHE PLAYED BASKETBALL IN SCHOOL. SHE WAS REALLY POPULAR. COURTIS: IT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT. >> PROBABLY. SHE WAS A TEACHER. COURTIS: THIS STATEMENT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THAT THEY FOLLOWED PROPER PROTOCOL FOR PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND THE TEACHER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM DUTIES. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT OUR FIRST PRIORITY MUST BE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. >> I FEEL BAD FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. I FEEL BAD FOR THE TEACHER. I JUST DO NOT KNOW. COURTIS: HER BOND IS $25,000 AND SHE IS EXPECTED IN COURT NEXT MONT

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A Northern Kentucky teacher faces rape and sodomy charges, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student.Kendall Burk, 23, worked as a science teacher for Grant County High School.According to officials with the Grant County Sheriff's Office, Burk had multiple sexual encounters with a 15-year-old male student who attended the high school where she was employed.The encounters happened over summer break off campus, authorities said, between the dates of June 15 and July 3.There were four separate incidents, authorities said: Two times at Burk's home and twice in her car.School administration was alerted of the alleged relationship Wednesday, and she was arrested shortly after by the Sheriff's Office.Grant County Schools released a statement, saying, "The district followed proper protocol for a preliminary investigation and notified the school resource officer; the Grant County Sheriff's Office investigated."Grant County Schools Superintendent Matthew Morgan said the teacher has been removed from duties and all remaining proceedings will be handled outside the school area."While these events, of course, sadden us, our first priority -- and that of the law enforcement with whom we work -- is and must always be the protection and safety of students. We express our appreciation to those who worked with us to this end," Morgan said.Several students and parents within the school district expressed discomfort over the situation, saying it was unexpected."She's a nice person.I just didn't expect it," student Carson Deitz said of her former teacher."Everyone's just talking about it," she added. "They sent home a paper how they are taking care of the situation and how they hope parents respect how they are handling everything."Burk faces four counts of rape and four counts of sodomy. She was being held at the Grant County Detention Center, but has since posted bail. Burk is currently on house arrest, authorities said.Burk will appear in court in September.“I couldn't imagine what would make a girl who just graduated from college, why would she risk everything and throw it away for a relationship, or whatever you want to call it, with a 15-year-old boy,” said one parent Michelle Heath.