Police have launched a desperate search for a high school student and a teacher who are believed to have run off with each other.

Cops in Hattiesburg, Mississippi issued the alert on Monday seeking teacher Nicole Jackson, 30, who is currently free on $10,000 bail on charges of sexual battery in a position of trust, and Oscar O'Neal, 16.

The pair could be in a dark blue Chevy Impala with plate number FRA-4454.

Oscar's father, Oscar O'Neal Jr, took to Facebook to issue a public plea for his son's safe return home.

Cops in Hattiesburg, Mississippi issued the alert seeking 16-year-old Oscar O'Neal and teacher Nicole Jackson, 30, who is currently free on $10,000 bail

'If u see my son please contact me or my wife Lisa Oneal. We got the police involved,' the elder O'Neal wrote. 'His nickname is Lil Pooh but his real name is Oscar Oneal.'

Oscar is also believed to go by the nickname 'Pooh Gotti'.

Jackson, the teacher, resigned from her position at the Earl Travillion Attendance Center and turned herself in to police on April 10.

Police said they began investigating her in mid-March receiving a tip that she had been conducting an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Oscar's father, Oscar O'Neal Jr, issued this public plea for his son's safe return home

Jackson had worked with the Forrest County School District for several years, officials said.

Based on her Facebook profile, Jackson is married with at least one child.

In Mississippi, the age of sexual consent is 16.

However, state law prohibits a person in a position of authority, including a teacher, from engaging in sexual penetration with a person under the age of 18.

Anyone with information about Oscar's whereabouts is urged to contact The Hattiesburg Police Department at 601-545-4500.