Woman algebra teacher had ‘passionate affair with 16-year-old student’ during summer vacation

Stacy Walker, 34, has been arrested for an alleged relationship with a student

A soccer coach and maths teacher has been sacked following accusations that she had sex with a 16-year-old student.



Stacy Walker, 34, was arrested on Monday and charged with sexual battery under the position of trust statute.



Authorities are investigating whether the teacher at Richland High School, Rankin County, Mississippi was involved with other boys during her time there.



Walker has posted $25,000 bail, but her case will now go to the Rankin County grand jury and if she is found guilty she could face up to 30 years in prison as well as losing her teaching licence.



Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest says Walker's inappropriate sexual relationship with the male student started when he was 16, near the end of the last school year and continued through the summer months.



Detectives are investigating allegations involving other students, according to the police department.



Richland Police Chief Russel James said, ‘We are just at the one student now… There's always a possibility with this that other students may come forward.’



‘She did cooperate. She did admit that there was inappropriate contact with the student,’ James added.



James says it is not the first time his department has had to arrest teachers for misconduct of this kind.



‘We’ve worked four or five of these cases, unfortunately it’s more common than it should be.’



The school district issued a formal statement on Tuesday.



'The safety of our students is the first priority of the Rankin County School District. Yesterday, RCSD terminated an employee as the result of an investigation by RCSD and the Richland Police Department,' the statement said.

The case follows that of Kristle Vandever, 44, an elementary school teacher in Oregon who admitted having sexual relations with students.

She escaped prison last week after prosecutors declined to bring charges against her.

