Texas Teacher Gets No Jail for Improper Relationship

(Orange, Texas) A special education teacher formerly at Oak Forest Elementary School, Sondra Reed, has been convicted of engaging in an improper relationship between an educator and a student.

Consequently, Reed was sentenced to six years probation and fined $2,000.

“A lot of people confuse this charge with that of having sex with a minor,” said John Kimbrough, Orange County District Attorney. “This student was not a minor. It’s a different charge because it’s a different crime than that involving an underage student.”

Kimbrough said part of the agreement with entering the guilty plea is that Reed will permanently surrender her educator’s certification and will never be able to teach in the state of Texas again.

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