Elizabeth Wilczek, a teacher at Minneola High School in Kansas, has been arrested and charged for unlawful sexual relations.
According to reports, Wilczek was arrested on Monday, March 18, around 7 a.m. local time, and booked into the Ford County Detention Center jail.
In a statement, Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr confirmed that Wilczek was arrested by sheriff’s deputies and Minneola Police Department officers
Authorities have not disclosed much information about the case as the investigation is currently ongoing.
Wilczek is just the latest in a string of education officials to be arrested and charged for sex-related crimes.
The Oklahoma Department of Education has since confirmed that Harris’ teaching certifications have been suspended and will be revoked permanently following a pending revocation hearing.
Harris is just the latest in a string of education officials to be arrested and charged for sex-related crimes.
Since the beginning of 2019 alone, a handful of teachers have been arrested on similar charges, including Beulah High School teacher Kelsie Schmidt in North Dakota, Rancocas Valley Regional High School teacher Alexandra Reiner in New Jersey, and 50-year-old Florida substitute teacher Angela Jean Stanton in Florida. Additionally, Texas teacher Meredith Null was arrested on similar charges.
As for why there has been an increase in teacher’s being charged with sex-related crimes over recent years, studies suggest that smartphones are the primary reason for the spike in illicit relationships, as it allows teachers to communicate with the minors without supervision.
According to a report from the Texas Education Association, smartphones make easy for teachers to privately text and talk with students and also make it possible for teachers and students to share explicit images.
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