A FEMALE teacher is behind bars accused of having sex with three pupils.

Erin McAuliffe, 25, was arrested after colleagues and students were interviewed in a month-long police probe.

12 Erin McAuliffe is accused of romping with three teenage boys Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 McAuliffe, 25, was arrested after a month-long probe Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 Maths teacher McAuliffe was charged with three counts of sexual activity with a student Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 McAuliffe has been sacked from Rocky Mount Preparatory School in North Carolina Credit: Mydrim Jones

The investigation was launched after admin staff at her school tipped off cops about alleged misconduct involving the maths tutor.

All the reported romps with the three boys — two 17, one 16 — took place away from school, police said.

McAuliffe has been charged with three counts of sexual activity with a student and one of indecent liberties with a minor.

12 A probe saw police interviewing several colleagues and pupils of McAuliffe Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 She is due in court on Monday to face sexual activity charges Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 Police said her alleged romps took place away from school Credit: Mydrim Jones

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She has been sacked from Rocky Mount Preparatory, North Carolina, where she had worked since last August.

Her bosses said: “We have been fully cooperative with local law enforcement during the course of their handling of this matter.”

McAuliffe is being held at Carteret County Jail after she was taken into custody on Thursday.

She is due in court on Monday.

12 Bosses at her school cooperated with the police investigation Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 McAuliffe was sacked from what is thought to be her first full-time teaching job Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 McAuliffe offered home tutorials on her Linkedin profile Credit: Mydrim Jones

The Rocky Mount job was the first time McAuliffe worked as a teacher full-time, according to her Linkedin profile.

She also offered “after-school tutoring to help struggling students improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.”

McAuliffe also worked to “develop alternate enrichment activities and modifications in student programs to increase student understanding.”

12 She faces court in North Carolina on Monday Credit: Mydrim Jones

12 Rocky Mountain Preparatory has sacked the teacher Credit: Mydrim Jones

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