WFTV
Jaclyn Truman, a 30-year-old Florida teacher, was arrested on Friday, October 20 after she was accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student last year.
Truman, 30, allegedly had an inappropriate two-month relationship with a 15-year-old female student last year while serving as a substitute teacher at Hagerty High School in Seminole County, Florida.
According to WFTV, the unidentified 15-year-old student told investigators that she and Truman had sex “multiple times” in the school from March to May 2016.
Truman was placed on paid administrative leave on October 4 after the alleged incident was reported to the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Seminole County Public Schools received a report Oct. 2 from Child Protective Services about the allegations and Truman was placed on paid administrative leave the same day, district spokesman Michael Lawrence said. She submitted a letter of resignation Sept. 27 to be effective Oct. 20, Lawrence said. The resignation became effective and final Thursday.
On Thursday, Truman also turned herself in and is cooperating with law enforcement, Kealing said. She is charged with two counts of lewd acts on a minor and is jailed in lieu of $40,000 bail.
Truman started working for Seminole County Public Schools in 2005 as an instructional assistant at Lyman High School. In 2008, she became a teacher there where she worked until 2013. She resigned to take a job as Coordinator for Mentored and Pastoral Counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary, Lawrence said.
According to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, Truman’s bail was set at $40,000, the sheriff’s office said. Bob Kealing, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, said Truman taught at a few schools in the Seminole County school district, while Michael Lawrence, the Seminole County Public Schools spokesman, said a background check was done before Truman was hired full-time.
Local police are asking anyone with information about other incidents involving Truman to call the Sheriff’s Office at 407-665-6650.
