A Texas teacher has been slapped with a restraining order after allegedly 'stalking' a middle-school student and bombarding him with 'I love you' texts.

Vanessa Suarez-Arispe from Denton, Texas, reportedly began inappropriately contacting the fifth grader after tutoring him after school in September 2017.

According to court documents, Suarez-Arispe bought the boy a pre-paid cellphone which she used to contact him several times per day.

Bad teacher: Vanessa Suarez-Arispe, pictured with a pupil unrelated to this article, allegedly began contacting the fifth-grade student after tutoring him after school in September 2017

She would send daily text messages saying 'Good morning,' 'Good night' and 'I love you', the Denton Record-Chronicle reports.

Local media reports that Suarez-Arispe, who runs her own tutoring business, would contact the fifth-grader while he was in school, try to arrange meet-ups, and show up at his home unannounced.

The boy's parents reported the behavior to their son's school, Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Denton, and an investigation was opened into potential misconduct in February.

Suarez-Arispe resigned from Woodrow Wilson pending the investigation, but court documents state that she still made several attempts to maintain contact with the boy afterwards.

Suarez-Arispe resigned from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School pending the investigation

In June this year, a protective order was put in place, barring the teacher from contacting the boy or any member of his family.

Suarez-Arispe's website where she advertises her services as a tutor boasts that she has worked as a teacher for 27 years.

The website has several gushing reviews of how she helped students outside of her hours as a teacher at the school.

She writes: 'I have a passion for teaching and helping students realize their untapped potential to excel not only in the classroom but in life.

'My number one goal is to instill a love of reading and a hunger for lifelong learning in all of my students.'

As recently as 2016, she was named Woodrow Wilson Elementary School's Teacher of the Year.

MailOnline has contacted Suarez-Arispe for comment.