Harrison Keegan | News-Leader

Officials say a Bolivar High School teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of "inappropriate communication with a student."

Tania Dickey-Driskill, 44, was charged with attempted statutory rape, stalking and attempted endangering the welfare of a child, according to online court records. Those are Class E felonies punishable by up to four years in prison.

Online records indicate Dickey-Driskill posted bond in this case.

According to court documents, Dickey-Driskill is accused of sending sexually suggestive messages to a 16-year-old student over the social media application TikTok.

The boy allegedly told Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers that he did not solicit these messages and he did not want to receive them.

When troopers interviewed Dickey-Driskill, court documents say she told them she had a very intense sexual attraction to the teen, but she denied ever trying to meet up with the teen for sex.

The Bolivar school district released a statement Thursday saying it is fully cooperating with authorities and an employee, later identified as Dickey-Driskill, has been placed on administrative leave.

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