Kassandra Moore, a 31-year-old private school teacher at Broach School in Florida, is the latest teacher to find herself in hot water with the law following an inappropriate relationship with a student. According to the Daily Mail, Moore sent nude photos to a 15-year-old student before meeting him at a local park for sexual relationships. She attempted a cover-up by asking a colleague to set up an alibi and asking how to remove texts, but DNA evidence ultimately did her in.
Moore was charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of transmission of harmful material to a minor and is being held on $31,500 bond.
Ultimately, one of the student’s friends alerted the school’s principal about the inappropriate relationship and an investigation began.
Moore, who was married in 2018, has since been fired from the school.
“Our students and families are our top priority, and we are deeply saddened by these allegations,” the Broach School said in a statement. “Once we were notified of the allegations, we immediately reported them to the appropriate authorities and the teacher was terminated.
“All employees of CES are thoroughly vetted and complete a thorough FDLE background screening prior to employment. We take these allegations very seriously and are doing everything we can to facilitate the investigation.”
Since the beginning of 2019 alone, a handful of teachers have been arrested on similar charges, including 25-year-old substitute teacher Alexis Mercedes Boberg in Baltimore, 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 teachers Meredith Null and Edna Longoria were arrested on similar charges.
As for why the number of these incidents has seemingly increased, 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.
