Female high school math teacher, 28, is accused of repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old male student
- Megan Parris arrested on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
- Parris taught math and helped coach the New Smyrna Beach High School girls’ basketball team until her suspension last spring
- Deputies in Florida say a student at the school reported in March that Parris had sex with another boy
- Parris, herself an alum of New Smyrna Beach High School, was hired to teach at the school in 2017 with a salary of just under $40,000 a year
Megan Parris, 28, a former teacher and girls' basketball coach from Florida, has been arrested on a charge of unlawful sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy
A former teacher and basketball coach at a Florida high school has been arrested for allegedly heaving sex with a 16-year-old male student.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that 28-year-old Megan Parris turned herself in after a judge signed her arrest warrant.
She was booked into the county jail on a count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
Parris taught math and helped coach the New Smyrna Beach High School girls’ basketball team.
The investigation began in March, after a student at the school reported allegations of inappropriate conduct involving Parris and the 16-year-old boy.
The school placed Parris on paid administrative leave and she has not returned to the classroom.
After allegations of misconduct came to light in March, the school placed Parris on paid administrative leave and she has not returned to the classroom
Parris was hired to teach at New Smyrna Beach High School (pictured) in 2017 with a salary of just under $40,000 a year
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During the seven-month investigation, which entailed interviews and search warrants for digital evidence, detectives allegedly established that Parris had sex with the victim off campus.
Parris' bond was set at $25,000. Her attorney, Jeff Higgins, told The Daytona Beach News-Journal he had no comment on the case.
Parris, herself an alum of New Smyrna Beach High School, was hired to teach at the school in 2017 with a salary of just under $40,000 a year.
Since 2013, Parris had worked at other schools in Volusia County in various capacities.
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