Former Hollis English teacher Jennifer Caswell, 31, was sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison for sex-related offenses stemming from a relationship she had with a eighth-grade boy. [Photo provided by Oklahoma Department of Corrections]

HOLLIS — The school district in this small western Oklahoma town has settled a lawsuit over a middle school English teacher having sex with an eighth-grade student in the classroom.

The former teacher, Jennifer Caswell, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex crimes in 2015, following a television appearance on the "Dr. Phil" talk show to discuss her illicit relationship with the boy.

Hollis Public Schools agreed to pay $125,000 to settle claims that the school participated in covering up Caswell's sexual abuse, said Charles Watts, an attorney for the victim's family.

The Oklahoman is not identifying the student or his family, because he is the victim of a sex crime.