Teacher Resigns After Prostitution Conviction

(Little Rock, Arkansas) A 27-year-old algebra teacher at McClellan High School, Solona Islam, was placed on paid administrative leave after the school system learned that she was convicted of prostitution in November.

Islam subsequently resigned her teaching position.

Documented in the police report from October 2010, Islam tells undercover officers she would engage in sexual activities for money.

"I decided at the tail end of it when he offered the sex for extra money to do it," says Islam.

The five year McClellan math teacher says she had fallen on tough times dealing with lawsuits and bankruptcy and had just lost her part-time job.

"When you look at your check and it's only $600 and you know your rent is $700, and the light bill is coming up and your child needs day care paid. It was a point of desperation," says Islam.

Reportedly, the school system requires teachers to provide notification of all convictions and Islam didn't comply. Instead, a reporter notified the school that its algebra teacher was moonlighting as a hooker.


Unfortunately, crippling debt makes people do outrageous things.