Deanna Higgins, a teacher at Spring High School in Texas, has been charged with improper relations between a teacher and a student a along with sexual assault of a child.
In a letter to parents being sent to parents (below), school officials say that the District Attorney accepted the charges against the teacher on Monday.
Higgins, who teaches science at the school, was put on paid leave back in January of this year, after someone alerted school officials to the allegations.
Deanna Higgins began teaching at Spring High School back in January, 2008.
The letter also mentions that a second teacher has also been placed on paid leave. A separate investigation is ongoing.
“You may have heard rumors that another Spring High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. It is true that a second teacher is on paid administrative leave while an investigation into a separate issue is in progress,” the letter reads.
No other details are currently available. The school plans to send the letter home with students on Tuesday afternoon.
See below for the actual letter.
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