Teacher Gets No Jail for Improper Relations with Student - Updated

(Mansfield, Louisiana) Yesterday, 23-year-old English teacher formerly at North DeSoto High School, Jada Hendrix, pleaded guilty in accordance with a plea agreement to indecent behavior with a 16-year-old male student.

As a result, Hendrix received a four-year suspended sentence and seven years of probation. She was also barred from contacting her victim.

Hendrix was arrested this past March on a charge of computer-aided solicitation of a juvenile. DeSoto sheriff's investigators said she sent sexually oriented text messages to the teen-ager.

Authorities believe Hendrix and the student were lovers. Shreveport police arrested her, alleging they had sexual relations at her apartment in Shreveport.

Going unreported is whether Hendrix will keep her teaching credentials and whether she will be ordered to register as a sex offender.

Notably, Hendrix also faces a charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile in Caddo District Court.

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Louisiana Teacher Accused of Soliciting Student
[Previous 3/3/09 post]
(Mansfield, Louisiana) A 23-year-old teacher at North DeSoto High School, Jada Hendrix, surrendered to police today to face charges that she sent improper cell phone text messages to a 16-year-old student. Hendrix also resigned her teaching position today.

According to DeSoto Sheriff's Lt. Toni Morris:

Hendrix reportedly has been in contact with the student since about the beginning of February, Morris said. She has given statements to DeSoto investigators and that information will be shared with the other law enforcement agency, Morris added.

It's suspected that Hendrix had sexual relations with the teen and additional charges are anticipated.

Hendrix was booked into custody at the DeSoto Detention Center on one count of computer-aided solicitation of a minor. She was later released on $10,000 bond.