Julianna Sauls

Julianna Sauls, an Algebra teacher at Azle Christian Academy, has been arrested for allegedly stalking and attempting to sexually assault a student.  The unnerving part is that police say there may be other victims.

According to police affidavits, Sauls made a series of sexual advances toward a student at the school.  The police documents say that Sauls touched the 18-year-old student inappropriately several times while at school.  At one point, the victim claims, the teacher told him she wouldn’t let him leave class until he kissed her.

Police say Sauls and the student exchanged e-mails, text messages, and even went to Fort Worth where they received tribal tattoos together.

While the 18-year-old claims Sauls made sexual advances, he says their relationship was never sexual.

Information in police warrants says Sauls and the student agreed to meet in a parking lot near the Azle High School football stadium.  The boy claims he agreed to the meeting as long as the teacher promised that it wasn’t to do anything sexual.

At that meeting the student claims that Sauls began saying how sexually frustrated she was, then pulled down his shorts and tried to perform oral sex on him.

After the advances, the boy claims he attempted to jump into his car to leave and Sauls told him to trust her, because “the other boys do.”  That alleged statement is what leads police to believe there are other underage victims.

Police have seized cell phones and computer from Sauls home. Sauls has turned herself in to Tarrant County officials. She is charged with Sexual Assault and Improper Relationship Between Teacher and Student.  She is free on $50,000 bond.

Let’s just hope there aren’t any other vicitms.

Kumi Houston is a 47 year old special ed teacher’s aide. She was arrested on November 22 for having an inappropriate relationship with an elementary school student:

The complaint filed by detectives with the Williamson County SHeriff’s Department states: “On November 18, 2006, Kumi Houston admitted that while at her home she and the 11-year-old boy went into her bedroom. That in the bedroom she allowed the 11-year old boy to raise her bra and touch and kiss her breasts.”

The alleged incident apparently happened about five months ago, which I’m sure will become a point of contention. No word yet on when Houston’s first hearing will take place.

Regina McKay is a 33 year old Geronimo, Texas High School computer teacher. She’s charged with second-degree rape:

According to court records, the boy was 17 last March. He says Regina McKay offered to buy him cigarettes and alcohol if he would come to her home in Walters and have sex with her. He says he did.

Back at school, the boy says McKay would make him sit beside her at a table and she would rub her foot up and down his legs. If he tried to move, he says she would get mad.

So it’s not so much that she seduced the kid. It’s more like she bartered with him. Good lord.

There’s supposedly another kid she was involved with:

But in the same report, a 16-year-old boy says McKay text messaged him and said, “what’s up, i don’t think you can handle it.” The teen says she was referring to sex.

He claims he later went to McKay’s home and had sex with her in the her living room, while her kids were sleeping upstairs.

Classy.

McKay won’t be back in court until January. She’s currently out on a whopping $2,000 bond.

Hey, it looks like the system does work every once in a while:

A Denton County grand jury on Thursday refused to indict a Hebron High School teacher who was arrested in May and charged with having improper relations with a student.

Amy McElhenney was charged with having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old male student at Hebron. [...] When McElhenney, of The Colony, was arrested the story gained national media attention.

The police began investigating the case when an anonymous note was received by the school resource office. The note stated a student had viewed text messages on McElhenney’s cell phone that were “of an intimate nature and not indicative of a normal teacher/student relationship,�? police documents stated.

“McElhenney did admit that she felt her relationship with [the student] was inappropriate,�? the police documents state. “[The detective] asked McElhenney about the nature of her relationship with [the student] and McElhenney denied any physical or sexual relationships with [the student].�?

McElhenney was certainly guilty of bad judgement (whether the relationship went too far or not, she deemed it inappropriate), but the notion that two consenting legal adults could do anything against the law is ridiculous. Good job by the grand jury for having some common sense. I’m thinking the Denton County prosecutor has some explaining to do whenever he’s next up for election.

Tamara Hoover, the teacher who becamse embroiled in a controversy over artistic nude photos found by her school district, has resigned:

A high school art teacher who faced termination after students saw her nude photos online has agreed to resign.

Tamara Hoover had been on paid leave since May, when students saw the photos on Flickr.com and showed them to another art teacher at Austin High School. That teacher, who was feuding with Hoover over ceramics equipment, notified administrators, according to sworn affidavits.

It’s amazing that this other teacher still has a job. She’s wasted a ton of this school district’s time and brought it a tidal wave of negative publicity.

Hoover also received a small settlement from the school:

Austin school trustees on Monday night approved by an 8-1 vote a $14,850 settlement to Austin High School art teacher Tamara Hoover in exchange for her resignation.

Lisa Minchew is a 28 year old former high school teacher from Magnolia school district near Houston. She’s accused of sexually assaulting a teen boy:

Lisa Minchew, 28, was arrested at her home in the 16300 block of Sun View in Conroe about 7:40 a.m., according to a statement released by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

That would be a heck of a way to wake up, assuming she was still asleep at 7:40AM.

Police said the investigation began six months ago regarding allegations Minchew had sex with boys who were under the age of 16.

The arrest and charges stem from an alleged assault that occurred in July, said Det. T. Gannucci.

Gannucci said the alleged offenses did not happen at school.

Hoover seems to have a lot of people in her corner (and rightfully so):

I am giving 100 percent of the net* proceeds from the sale of this painting to help provide legal aid for Tamara Hoover. She’s the Austin school district art teacher who’s career is being threatened because she is an artist. I will send these funds directly to Tamara after receipt. I am not representing a nonprofit (501c) organization, so your purchase is NOT tax deductible.

But, it is good Karma….

Tamara herself picked out this beautiful painting.

Check out the auction to see the painting and read more.

No idea if this is legit, but I noticed this auction when checking the traffic for Hott for Teacher:

Corvette auction:

Ex-beauty queen/teacher sells dream car to help pay for attorney fees. SWIMSUIT PICS INCLUDED upon purchase!!!! (see http://www.hottforteacher.com/amy-mcelhenney/ ) for DETAILS!!!!

The location of the auction is Rice, Texas, so that checks out. And the user name is machotteacher, so I guess that checks out as well? The whole thing seems a little odd, but you never know. If it is her then I find it pretty damn funny that she’s referencing this site.

This is a bit of a change for this site. Tamara Hoover isn’t in trouble for misbehaving with a student, she’s in trouble for some photos on her Flickr account. From the CBS story:

Until they found the topless photos, Austin High School officials considered Tamara Hoover a model art teacher with a knack for helping students find their creative streaks.

Now, she’s fighting for her job.

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The photos came to light as a result of a feud over ceramics equipment with another art teacher, according to sworn affidavits. Students who had seen the pictures showed the teacher, who then notified school officials.

This other teacher was apparently badmouthing Hoover in front of her class when a student offered to show her the pictures, which she then looked at, again in front of her class. She sounds like a real bitch.

I’m also surprised this is happening in Austin, Texas, I would have expected more from such a progressive city.

Tamara on the controversy:

“I’m an artist and I’m going to participate in the arts,” Hoover said. “If that’s not something they want me to do then I want to be told that. I don’t feel as if I was doing anything that was beyond expectations.”

More:

Tamara Hoover’s MySpace account

This is pretty old news by now, but I’m still getting caught up.

Amy McElhenney is a 25 year old Spanish teacher at Lewisville ISD school near Dallas, Texas. She’s also a former Miss Texas contestant. McElhenney is charged with having an improper relationship with a student. An 18 year old student:

A first-year Hebron High School teacher and former Miss Texas contestant faces up to 20 years in jail after an 18-year-old student told police he had sex with the 25-year-old woman several times at her apartment in Austin Ranch.

Really, you have to wonder why the 18 year old felt the need to take this to police. How exactly could he feel like he was having a crime perpetrated against him when he was 18 years old. This isn’t a grey area like the Pamela Rogers or Debra Lafave cases. It seems obvious that McElhenney was doing something stupid – but certainly not something for which she deserved to go to prison.