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A metro teacher has been charged with forcible sodomy of a 17-year-old boy.Cleveland County District Attorney Greg Mashburn filed the charge against Moore High School teacher, Sandra G. Mayfield.Mayfield is accused of committing the sex crime in the backseat of her vehicle while it was parked in the northeast corner of Buck Thomas Park, according to court documents.Court documents show the incident is alleged to have happened in the early morning hours of Feb. 28. Court documents state that the student met the teacher in the late hours of Feb. 27 and drove around with her until the early-morning hours of Feb. 28 when the alleged incident took place.Mayfield and her attorney went before a judge Tuesday.The district attorney asked for $20,000 bail but the judge set Mayfield's bail at $1,000.Mayfield's next court date is April 19.Moore schools released the following statement:"Moore Public Schools places the safety and welfare of its students ahead of any other interests, and will continue to take necessary steps to safeguard their emotional, physical, and educational well-being."Information was received of possible improper behavior on Friday, March 4th, 2016. The teacher was suspended immediately and placed on administrative leave. Law enforcement was also immediately contacted by the District. "The charges filed this afternoon against our employee are shocking and upsetting and are not representative of the hundreds of other teachers who work hard every day to provide a safe and quality education for the students in the Moore Public School District."As always, we will continue to cooperate with the police department and District Attorney’s office. We are thankful for their diligent work in this matter and have full confidence in the legal process."At this time, being consistent with any incident such as this, the employee remains on administrative leave while the case works its way through the court process."