In yet another case of what experts have called “rampant” educator sexual misconduct in the U.S., a Texas substitute teacher has been arrested and charged with an “improper relationship” with a student.
The LLano County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division arrested Angela Palmares, 27, Wednesday and charged the substitute with “improper relationship between an educator and student,” a second-degree felony.
Palmares did her substitute teaching in the Llano Independent School District located about 75 miles northwest of Austin in the town of Llano, which has a population of only 3500 residents. The school district serves 2,000 students from the town and surrounding areas.
Upon receiving the report of her arrest, the school district “immediately removed the substitute teacher from its list of available substitutes,” according to a statement by the sheriff’s office.
The teacher came under scrutiny after school officials notified police about “inappropriate communication with students, specifically through
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