Educator Resigns Amid Allegations of Inappropriate Conduct

(Eustis, Florida) The assistant principal at Tavares Middle School, Kristine Durias, resigned her position last week before the school board could fire her for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a female student.

Durias' decision came as district officials were close to firing her after it came to light that she carried on a close relationship with the student for more than 15 months, records show. The student, now 16, attends Tavares High School.

In an investigative report to school officials, supervisor of employee relations Rebecca Nelsen said Durias "had been warned several times … to pull back from the relationship." [...]

Despite being told by the girl's parents and others to end the relationship with the girl, Durias did not cease contacting the student. She secretly called the student on the phone and even set up a fake Facebook account to continue communicating with her.

Due to media attention, Durias also resigned her position as President of the Board of Trustees for the Mount Dora Center for the Arts.

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