Band teacher, 23, charged for 'having sex with 18-year-old student in school storage room'

Michelle Strickland charged with having an improper relationship

She allegedly had sex with the teen at Stratford High School in Texas and at his home during spring semester this year



She has been fired

Arrested: Michelle Strickland, 23 (pictured), has been charged with an improper relationship with the 18-year-old student

A Texas band teacher has been accused of having sex with one of her students in a storage room at their school.



Michelle Strickland, 23, has been charged with having an improper relationship with the 18-year-old student.

According to a police investigation, the assistant band director and the teen would disappear into a room in the band hall of Houston's Stratford High School where they would have oral sex.



They also had sex at the student's home over the spring break and sent each other explicit text messages.

Police began investigating the improper relationship in April after receiving an anonymous tip off, according to KTRK TV in Houston.



The principal told investigators he reviewed the student's phone communication between the teen and the teacher that suggested an ongoing sexual relationship.



Strickland, who joined the school in the 2013-2014 year, was removed from the classroom. She was later dismissed.



Spring Branch Police Chief Chuck Brawner said the student involved had admitted to having a sexual relationship with the teacher.



'The student admitted to it. She denied it,' he said.

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Charged: Stratford High School band teacher Michelle Strickland, 23, has been accused of having sex with her 18-year-old student Sacked: Michelle Strickland (pictured left and right) has been fired from Houston's Stratford High School



Chief Brawner also said they had obtained explicit text messages sent between the pair during the course of the affair.

Parents of other students at the school were sent a detailed message by the principal outlining the details of Strickland's arrest.



The statement said: 'Spring Branch ISD's number one priority will always be the safety of our students. We will take swift and decisive action against any employee who ever endangers a student.

'This type of behavior will never be tolerated in Spring Branch ISD. The bond of trust between our parents and students and the employees of the school district is critically important.



Scene: The sexual abuse allegedly occurred in a storage room at Houston's Stratford High School (pictured)

'We have worked closely with law enforcement officials on this case, and if these allegations are proven true, we urge the justice system to take the strongest possible action against this former employee.



'Our thoughts and prayers are with the student who is alleged to have been the victim in this case, and with his family.'



Strickland was released from jail on a $10,000 bond after being charged.





