Kentucky State Police arrested and charged a woman Tuesday with four counts of rape after officials say she confessed to having sex with a student on school grounds.

Celena White, 36, told police she had sex with a 17-year-old student at Nicholas County School "more than once," according to an arrest citation. A KSP statement said the student was 16 during the "relatinship."

Police investigated after someone complained that White, a school employee, and a student had an "inappropriate relationship," KSP said in a statement. White worked in the kitchen at the school, according to court documents.

"Sex happened on school grounds during school hours and happened more than once," her arrest citation said.

"The health and safety of all students is the unwavering commitment of Nicholas County Schools," the superintendent's office said in a statement on Facebook Wednesday.

White was fired after the school held an internal investigation, the statement said.

White was arraigned Wednesday on four counts of third-degree rape. She is at Bourbon County Detention Center, which is about 100 miles east of Louisville.

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