Teacher 'raped student' after 'classmate showed photos of teen's scratches'
A 26-year-old maths teacher has been charged with raping a 16-year-old student after a classmate showed photos of the teenager's scratches.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, from Missouri, was arrested by police on Friday after the teacher and the student had sex during school and used other students as "lookouts", according to court documents.
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department said they were contacted by Laquey High School after a member of staff reported the relationship to the cops. A student showed photographs of his classmate with scratches on his back to the police and claimed they were from the teacher after Clifton-Carmack was alleged to have had sex in the classmate's driveway.
The student, who came forward to report the relationship, said the teacher is "too friendly with students and sometimes will dress inappropriately at school".
The teenager's dad has also been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after it was claimed he knew about his son's relationship with the teacher.
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The teacher worked at Laquey High School (Google)Investigators visited the school on December 8 to speak with the teacher and took her phone but it wasn't until cops obtained a warrant to unlock the device, they were able to see incriminating messages. Clifton-Carmack denied having any kind of relationship with any students outside of the school.
However, after getting the warrant, police discovered text messages that related to the alleged relationship with the student. According to court documents, Clifton-Carmack would often wear "tight or low-cut shirts' to show off her 'headlights.'
The teacher had left Missouri to go to Texas to visit family around December 23 and had not returned as of January 3. However, she was arrested on Friday after fleeing Missouri for Texas. She was arrested in the Laquey R5 school district 'without incident' and booked into the Comal County Jail.
The 26-year-old was charged with sexual contact with a student, statutory rape in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child, and child molestation / being more than four years older than a victim under the age of 17.
The teenage boy's dad is also facing charges after it was alleged he knew of his son's alleged relationship with the teacher. "He knew of the relationship of his minor child and the 26-year-old teacher and instead of reporting the information, he continued to cover for them and allowed the relationship to continue and even allowed Hailey to come over to his residence and see the victim while he was present," court documents state. The dad was arrested in Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
The school said the alleged misconduct is "inexcusable". "We have been made aware of criminal charges being filed against an employee for alleged misconduct," Laquey R-5 School District Superintendent Kent Stoumbaugh said in a statement.
"We understand that charges are not the same as a conviction and the employee is to be considered innocent until proven guilty. We must stress, however, that the alleged misconduct is inexcusable and does not meet the professional standards for district employees.
"The district took immediate action once we were aware of this situation. An investigation is ongoing. The employee has not been in the district since December 8, 2023, and we do not anticipate her return. We strive to ensure that every individual is treated with respect, kindness, and fairness, so that all feel safe, secure, and welcomed in our schools."
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