According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, a Hoffman Estates High School math teacher resigned after school officials were notified by a social worker that she was living with a student. The living arrangement was made when the male student learned that his mother was moving out of the Hoffman Estates area. The parent and teacher agreed to have the student move in with the teacher in order to keep him at the school. The teacher did not notify school officials about this agreement and according to a district spokesperson the teacher was in violation of board policy regarding Prohibition of Sexual Contact and Sexual Involvement with Students. The Department of Children and Family Services found out about the living situation and immediately removed the student from the teacher’s home. The teacher was placed on "emergency suspension" without pay.
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Source: Chicago Tribune
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