A former substitute teacher in Texas was arrested and charged with an “improper relationship” with a student, authorities said.
According to a Facebook post from the Llano County Sheriff’s Department, Angela Palmares, 27, was arrested after the Llano Independent School District notified authorities Tuesday of an alleged relationship between her and a student. The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Palmares is being held on a $150,000 bond, according to jail records.
The Llano Independent School District notified authorities of the alleged relationship, prompting the investigation.
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Following the report, the teacher, who last worked for the district on April 2, was removed from the district’s list of available substitutes.
According to a letter the Llano Independent School District superintendent, Mac Edwards, sent to families, the former substitute engaged in “inappropriate communication with students, specifically through a social media platform outside of the school day.”
Edwards said in his letter to families that the district has been in contact with families of students who may have been affected.
“The district takes all allegations of this nature extremely seriously and remains committed to providing a safe and supportive environment to students,” he said. “At this time, we are unable to provide additional details due to personnel and student privacy considerations.”
Further details were not provided by the school district or the sheriff’s office.
The Llano County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began investigating the allegations Wednesday, and after conducting interviews and reviewing evidence, the investigation led to an arrest warrant.
The Criminal Investigation Division, in collaboration with the Texas Department of Public Safety Fusion Center, located Palmares in Bell County.
“Palmares has been charged with Improper Relationship between an Educator and a Student, a 2nd Degree Felony,” the Facebook post read.
The investigation remains ongoing as the sheriff’s office asks anyone who may be a victim or who has information related to the case to contact the Llano County Sheriff’s Office and request to speak with an investigator in the Criminal Investigation Division.
