Excellent points, RR.

Why, thank you aparent for proving my theories concerning your little town. "It is a farming community and where do you think they learn how to farm. Ag is not a useless class as a matter of fact Ag is a really big thing in Nordheim." Oh I am quite sure that Ag is very big thing in your LITTLE town. As I am quite sure that if this teacher or the new AG teacher for that matter were to fail any of her students, it might very well be the end of the world for them IF they hadn't made the smart decision to move on to things that might be more worthier than their time.

What do I know about your town that gives me the right that gives me the right to view it as nothing more than a little speck of dirt that should've been wiped out by bigger industry and business? I lived in a town such as yours not to far from here. And I see how one little rumor, just one can ruin the life or lives of one person or people. Once again, you are not telling us the basis of the importance of your little story.

Unfortunately, nobody will know the whole story because everyone one has a tendency to tell their own truths in these matters. I am appalled that the 23 year old adult used improper judgement when committing this crime. She obviouly made an error in judgement and must face the penalty.

What do you know about this town that gives you the right to call it names.This is a really good town with a lot of really good people in it.It is a farming community and where do you think they learn how to farm.Ag is not a useless class as a matter of fact Ag is a really big thing in Nordheim.Maybe its not to you but it is to a lot of people in south Texas.Where do you think your food comes from.The answer would be farmers.As for the teacher the things I know about her are not heresay it is thing I have seen with my own two eyes along with the rest of the community.

*Sigh* I come home, lay on my bed for a nap. I wake up and come on here. Now I'm wondering how and why so many guns are pointed at me.
The problem here is that laws like the one in current discussion right now, are passed mainly due to moralitly. The burden on the state is to prove whether or not this teacher used her position to victimize a student or students. Isn't it amazing how the state of texas can contradict itself with two different laws? We are told that as long as a person is of the age of consent, which is 17, then they are able to have a physical relationship with someone that is say 8 yrs older than them. Then the state comes back and tells us that students and teachers can't fool around with one another because well it's just wrong.
You're all trying to sell me that this teacher is in a position of power here. How? If I'm not mistaken, she's just a teacher, all she can do is fail a student. She also teaches AG, which is not a required course assigned to us by the state of texas. It's not math, not science, and not english. It's just a useless course that you take either because you need another class on your schedule, or your going into a job field that requires you to know the material given in this class.
Everyone has the right to choose, to say no, just as this student did here. Obviously he's not complaining, he just got laid, and I'll bet you my paycheck that he enjoyed every last second of it.
We lose thousands of good teachers like her because of bogus legislation like this. And we scratch our heads and wonder why our education system is running low on teachers or why the system is in the crapper.
A poster on this forum stated that we don't know the entire story of how deviant this teacher is. Well, what is the entire story and how is it based? You, my dear come from pitiful little town where if you were take a crap, everyone would know it and tell wonderful stories about it. The story that you're proclaiming we don't know is based upon a whole bunch heresy. So it is impossible to know the real truth here.
As Alan Shore on Boston Legal said,"This smells funny, and I'm not going to eat it."

No one knows the WHOLE story. Innocent until proven................  Unfortunately, that won't stop people talking or writing; Because every one is gonna have an opinion. Its a darn shame....part of the tabloid world that has been created by the Murdock types. I think most guys will say, "man, I wish that had happened to me when I was in school!" Guys are pigs. But they are glad it isn't their daughter.

You should care because we parents are the ones who keep this school going.Your remark just goes to show how immature kids can be.All you are doing is making the school look bad.This whole thing should never have gotten this far.It should have been stopped a long time ago.

jator, aside from the fact that it is ILLEGAL for a teacher to be intimately involved with their students, it is ethically and morally wrong. Then there is the fact that this teacher, a supposed pillar of the community, got behind the wheel of her vehicle after consuming alcohol, with the alleged victim, drove recklessly and at a high rate of speed and was involved in an accident.... For that alone she should be charged!
You say he wasn't forced in anyway... technically, no he wasn't.... but he was extraordinarily misguided, in my opinion.  She is responsible for that. 

Jator, I know the story, and there was no falling in love here they were just 2 people having sex.Your name jator doesnt fool me I know who you are.Why dont you tell your story about this teacher.

"So for you people out there passing judgement on someone you don't even know, who gives you the right."  DID YOU REALLY GO THERE!
jator,you are giving Nordheim a worse name then this teacher has by saying that it is OK.At 17 we don't even know what love is.She was his teacher and deserves every bit of what she gets.That is low for a teacher to have to prey on her student to get some A** when she should of had her head up,legs closed,and paid attention to her teaching career.She's the adult and she should have thought about this before she did it.Then again she's so poxed out she was probably desperate for some attention even if it did come from a minor at the time.
If there's something we should know that we don't know then maybe you all with the extra info and that are on this teachers side should feel us in.Until  then we will base our opinions on what we know.

My 2 children go to school there and I grew up in this town. All I can say is that there is a lot more to this story than everyone knows.

aparent, are you saying there are other "victims" out there? Wow!

Rg, aparent is correct in stating that the age of the "victim" isn't relevant... it is the fact that the Texas Penal code prohibits any sexual relationship between teacher and student. Also, I believe that it is also part of of the Texas Education Code, but I'd have to look that up. That's why this is wrong.

This teacher is not from Nordheim.There is a lot to this story that everyone does not know.This teacher is not as inocent as some of you people think.She knew what she was doing and she knew it was wrong but she didnt care she just keept on doing it.From one student to the next.They may have been of age but there is a law that says teachers and students can not have a relationship in that way.

rg, You are battin' 0 my friend when it comes to the facts. You claim the only thing that "screws" everything up, was the students failure to keep his mouth shut. Actually, we the people voted for our reps. that made it a Felony of the second degree to do what this teacher did, so I would say that we voters "screwed " this up for those in positions of authority over others.. You act as if the student had the power in this situation. The student did not, the teacher is the authority figure and should have done what was right. Being that the teacher submitted to the will of underling and her lust in this situation, she forfeits her position of authority over the underling. If she is allowed to stay, she disrupts the entire power structure of the teacher/student relationship. Bottom line, she is there to teach the underling students, not to have sex with them.

Did anyone else notice that there is only 5 years difference between the two adults involved in this case. Really there is no difference here then a senior dating a freshman. How often does that happen? If it was anything like where I went to High School it was a common. Is the teacher originally from Nordheim? If so how do you know that they didn't know each other before? Nordheim is a tiny community that is close knit. I am not saying that the situation is right and defintely not that Drunk driving is corrected but give the girl a break she is young and found someone who she connects with is that so wrong?

RG - It's not about whether or not this guy was consenting or not.... it's the fact that it is illegal for a teacher to engage in an inappropriate (physical) relationship with any of his/her students! Add to that the fact that even after she KNEW she was being investigated, she still was seen publically with the kid, took him in her vehicle after she had been DRINKING, travelling at a high rate of speed and was involved in an accident.... Now, why is this NOT wrong in your opinion? What if someone had been killed that night? Would that be sufficient cause for indignation of the teachers actions? I'm not criticizing you at all... I'd just like to understand why you think that this is "okay".

That chick had one hell of a night !

where were the good looking female teachers when I was 17? I would have gladly been their "victim."

Wow, She violated the law and had sex with a student who is of age, a senior, and probably wanted it anyway. Ooooh I am SOOOOOO SCARED. She is such a bad person. Did it ever occur to you that what happened here happened due to a mutual agreement between two legally consenting adults? The only thing that screws everyone over in this picture, was this guys inability to keep his mouth shut about what was going on. I sincerely hope someone kicks him in the nuts.

Our apologies to the superintendent for this confusion. We published both photos properly in the print edition today. When multiple photos go to the Web, the first photo should appear with the story. We're still investigating why that didn't happen in this case. Both photos were properly identified, but the wrong picture appeared first online. We corrected that this morning.

RG, being that you have access to a Texas Penal Code, please read sec. 21.12 titled "Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student", then post a comment. In reference to your cheap shot at our Law Enforcement Officers, I sleep better at night knowing that they are at the least, smarter than you.

Thanks for bringing that to our attention. It should be corrected shortly.

Please be aware that the picture included with this online article is NOT the teacher accused of the DWI but actually the Nordheim ISD superintendent.

I'm very sorry, but save for the DUI, I don't see very much of a crime here. I remember once asking a police officer about this very subject and he informed me that the legal age of consent here in the state of texas was 17. I also looked it up and according to the Texas penal code, this can be a very viable defense as long as the person performing the acts did not use force. Plus the teen didn't seem to be accusing the woman of raping him, so unless he or anyone else for that matter can like come up with a story that includes her blackmailing him with the idea that if he doesn't engage in sexual acts with her, then she'll fail him or something, then I'm afraid that CPS and the police department is full of crap.