Lap dance for student lands Aldine ISD teacher in the hot seat

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A 42-year-old Aldine middle school teacher who allegedly performed a lap dance for a student on his birthday has been charged with a felony.

Felicia A. Smith, of Spring, is charged with improper relationship with a student, according to a criminal compliant filed in the case.

According to the documents, a Stovall Middle School student told investigators Smith danced for him Feb. 26 in his classroom in front of other students.

He said she placed a chair next to her desk and other students yelled for him to sit down in it. Music began playing and Smith began performing a "full contact lap dance," according to court records.

The student told investigators Smith sat down in his lap, moved back and forth and touched him all over his body. Toward the end of the dance, according to the documents, the boy said Smith got on her knees and placed her head between his legs.

The boy also told investigators, according to the documents, Smith stood him up from the chair and danced while her arms wrapped around him. He said, the documents state, she told him, "I love you baby, happy birthday."

Smith admitted performing the nearly four-minute dance for the boy on his birthday, according to the documents. She recalled circling the boy while he sat in the chair and losing her balance a few times.

Officials with the Aldine Independent School District released a statement saying the teacher was removed from campus while the case was investigated and has not returned.

Smith is free on $30,000 bail, according to court records.