A teacher in Logan, West Virginia was arrested Friday on three counts of distribution of obscene matter to minors after she admittedly sent nude images of herself to students she mentored.
Tracy Miller, 27, reportedly sent multiple images to male pupils over the course of several months through a social media app on her phone.
Officials at Logan High School say they were alerted of the matter after one of the teens came to them and showed the explicit pictures he received via cell.
Miller told police during questioning she recalled exchanging inappropriate pictures with at least five students this year, WSAZ reports.
Tracy Miller, 27, was arrested Friday on three counts of distribution of obscene matter to minors after she admitted to sending nude pictures to students
Investigators say the arrest comes after deputies were contacted Thursday by administrators at Logan High School
The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the events further
Officials at the school are currently investigating the matter further.
Authorities will question other students to determine who else may be involved and whether or not Miller had physical contact with them.
It’s unclear as to when Miller got their cell numbers and why she had access in the first place.
Miller was employed at the school since January as a health instructor.
She is currently on suspension without pay until further notice.
Logan High School released a public statement on the matter Friday.
‘We are dealing with the situation by following county policy governing Employee Code of Conduct. The teacher in question has been suspended at this time.’
The incident is just one of countless teacher-pupil related crimes to take place in recent months and years.
Last month, a teacher who led a group of troubled youth at the Village School near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested after she sent more than 30 love letters to a 16-year-old girl.
Nina Scott, 28, reportedly referred to the minor as ‘her girlfriend’ and said in the letters that her bed was ‘our bed’ and her two-year-old daughter was ‘our baby girl’, according to WCAU.
Police were informed of the letters after the student transferred to a new school and a staff member found her journal with the notes inside during a routine search at the residence.
The Village, an educational child-care facility where children with behavioral and emotional issues stay, said their goal is to help students change the direction of their lives for the better.
‘We work together with children, families and communities impacted by trauma to support healing and resilience, to encourage hope and to empower them to realize their greatest potential,’ according to its website.
Scott is serving a minimum of three months on electronic home monitoring and faces five years of sex offender probation afterward.