School Counselor Booked for Sex with Student

(Jacksonville, Florida) A 23-year-old guidance counselor formerly at Baldwin Middle-Senior High School, Tara Nicole Thompson, was arrested Monday by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office deputies for allegedly engaging in sex with a student.

She faces a charge of sexual battery on a victim under 18.

In December, a JSO sex crimes detective began investigating allegations of a relationship between Thompson and a student. The student admitted to the relationship, saying it lasted from September to December.

While police were investigating the allegation, Thompson was terminated after the Department of Children and Families contacted the school system about the matter, said spokesperson for Duval County Schools Jill Johnson.

The school system then used a rule that allows it to terminate an employee immediately if it is within 97 days of their hiring.

Thompson was booked into custody with bond set at $150,000.