Kelly Abdo, a 27-year old Math teacher and 2nd year volleyball coach was originally placed on administrative leave from her district back in June 2008.  Officials were investigating improper behavior between the married math teacher and a 17 year old male student.

In July Ms. Abdo was fired from her position and last week was arragned on one-count of indecent exposure.  She pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor offense.  She was ordered by Judge Mark Braunlich to return to court Dec. 1 for a pretrial conference before Judge Terrance Bronson. The misdemeanor charge, punishable by up to one year in jail, was filed last week by the county prosecutor’s office.

“The offense involves an allegation that the teacher had sexual intercourse with an 18-year-old male student in a parked vehicle that was allegedly viewed by others,” Prosecutor William Nichols said.

A teacher can be prosecuted for criminal sexual conduct only if the student is underage.

“Michigan law provides that consensual sexual relations between a student and a teacher is a crime if the student is 17 years old or younger” this is according to William Nichols.

Good thing she found a student that was 18……

A 25-year-old woman has quit her job as a Spanish teacher at Michigan Collegiate High School after allegations arose she had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student over a six-month span last school year.

Carlie Lockwood, spokeswoman for Michigan Educational Personnel Services, which is the employer for the Warren charter school, said Tuesday that the teacher was given the choice to go on paid leave during the investigation, but she immediately quit instead. The name of the teacher was not released.

“We’ve had no contact with the employee – the former employee – since then,” Lockwood said. “We’re just waiting to hear what the outcome is.”

Lockwood said the student told school officials about the alleged relationship two weeks ago. School officials in turn contacted MEP Services, which then alerted police.

The alleged relationship began while the student and teacher were at Conner Creek Academy East in Roseville. That building closed and all of its students and teachers moved to Michigan Collegiate at the start of the new school year.
Generally, the age of consent in Michigan is 16, but state law stipulates that teachers can’t have sexual relationships with students under 18, even if the student is a willing participant.

Lockwood said that the student in this case said the sex was consensual.

The student said the sexual encounters occurred in Detroit, never on school grounds. Detroit police are investigating. Charges have not yet been filed.

“We’ve been working closely with the police since the day we found out,” Lockwood said. “We want to get to the bottom of this.”

Don’t most teachers have enough time to hit Happy Hours at the local bars?  Do they need to continue to harass their students?

She just has to stay out of trouble for the next 12 months:

A 28-year-old teacher has lost her job, her marriage and – possibly – her career for her sexual encounters with a 16-year-old male student last summer.

But Kristen A. Margrif avoided jail or prison – for now – when a Tuscola County judge delayed her sentence for one year on Tuesday.

If the former Kingston Community School District English teacher obeys the rules of her probation for the next 12 months, she also could avoid having felonies on her record.

Even with the no felonies thing, she’ll never be able to teach again. She still has to register as a sex offender.