SB7 tackles improper student-teacher relationships

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    3 Lockhart educators named:
    • Sarah Fowlkes, high school science teacher
    • Thomas Knox, coach
    • Patricia Porter, librarian


    SB7 tackles improper student-teacher relationships

    Lockhart High School has had three incidents of improper teacher-student relationships during the past six years. The most recent was reported earlier this month. Due to an uptick in cases statewide, one senator wants to make sure teachers who've been charged won't be able to set foot in a classroom. Senate Bill 7 would punish school principals and superintendents who fail to report teachers involved in inappropriate relationships with students. Lockhart High School science teacher, 26-year-old Sarah Fowlkes, was arrested Monday after being accused of having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old student. The district learned of the relationship on ...


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