Posted on 11/23/2005 6:22:23 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever
A South Garland High School teacher and student were caught in a compromising position in a car that put the teacher behind bars Wednesday.
Lindsey Holt, 23, faces two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 after police said they found her and the student in a car parked in a Garland park.
The teacher was released from the Garland Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.
Police charged Holt with having an improper relationship with a student, which according to state law involves sexual contact.
However, police have not charged her with sexual assault because the student was 17 and is officially an adult, but they said what happened at the Garland park was criminal.
The police have not released details, but said police officers doing routine patrols in the park came across the two in the car.
"They came across the vehicle, which for some reason raised their suspicion, walked up to it and that was when they saw the teacher and student in a compromising position," said Joe Harn, Garland Police Department.
The park is down the road from the South Garland High School where Holt is a first-year home education teacher.
"You're supposed to be teaching the kids and instead you are teaching them the birds and the bees and everything," said Chris Harnd, a former South Garland High School student. "That is not how it is supposed to go. Your supposed to be teaching home-ed and that is it."
Many students at the school described Holt as a popular teacher at the school.
"She was just a cool teacher," said Nathias Slaughter, Garland student. "I never thought anything. I never would have thought she would have an affair with a student from the school or anything like that."
Holt will not return to the classroom she has been placed on paid leave until the outcome of the investigation.
Police are still looking into what kind of relationship the student and teacher had, and more charges are possible against the teacher.
I guess so.
When I was in High School, all the girls were gunning for the older guys.
Now that I'm an older guy, the ladies are after the teens.
Ya can't win for losing.
Compromising position? I guess that's not all that was getting buried! ;-)
If the state recognizes the student as an adult and it happened off campuss maybe they should disregaurd it.
Heh, heh, heh.
I'll need to see a picture of this teacher before I decide how I feel about the situation.
It is indeed truely amazing that the same-gender fact was left out of the story. That is PC in the extreme.
Tuna bump!
FWIW, those aren't what I'd call ladies :(
The school may have different ideas.
I read the article assuming the student was male. LOL, I sure fell for that one. Thanks for the insight.
Are 17 year old considered adults where ever this is?
If this were my 17 year old daughter, I'd be furious with that teacher. And sorry student, she's not that cool after all.
In Brooklyn they might call it the Bums Rush
all negativity about queerdom is buried
but movies and tv are all agag and flambo over cakers and carpet gals
sickening
are half the folks in entertainment homosexual?
Yeah, WTF!?! When I was in High School, getting detention was a BAD thing.
I've got leftover plates of spaghetti in the refrigerator no farther apart in age than these two...
I heard on the radio, here in Texas, that although 17 is considered an "adult"...it is against the law in Texas for a teacher to have sex with a student, regardless of age.
"Now that I'm an older guy, the ladies are after the teens.
Ya can't win for losing."
Doncha hate those paradigm shifts?
When I was young a beard and chest hair made you a hero.
Now young guys shave their chests and legs.
At least Ron Jeremy is keeping the faith.
Here ya go.. 
And you wouldn't want one eating the other, would you?
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