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Amy McElhenney, a 25-year-old, first-year Hebron High School teacher and former Miss Texas contestant faces up to 20 years in prison and a possible fine up to $10,000 after an 18-year-old student told police he had sex with the 25-year-old woman several times at her apartment in Austin Ranch. Amy McElhenney is charged with having an improper relationship with a student, a second-degree felony.

Hebron’s resource police officer got an anonymous note that was sent by another student last month that indicated Ms. McElhenney’s cellphone contained “intimate” text messages to and from the 18-year-old. When police interviewed Ms. McElhenney at the school, she allowed them to view the text messages.
“Messages that were on there led us to believe there was a little bit more going on between the teacher and this student,” said Carrollton police Sgt. David Sponhour. From reading the messages, a Carrollton police officer said the messages “constitute a flirtatious and endearing relationship” between Ms. McElhenney and the student.

Amy McElhenney told the investigators that she felt their relationship was inappropriate but denied having a physical or sexual relationship with the teen. However, when interviewed at home the student gave police a written statement in which he said he and Ms. McElhenney had sex on “numerous occasions” at her apartment. He told police their alleged relationship began in February.

Amy McElhenney competed in the scholarship pageant in 2002 as Miss Bexar County when she was a student at the University of Texas at Austin.  Ms. McElhenney was scheduled to teach a Spanish course at a summer camp program in Corsicana, where she was hired as a contract employee after being selected to teach the course for 7- to 12-year-olds by the Navarro Council of the Arts. “In light of the information, we’ll either find another instructor or cancel the program,” said Connie Standridge, Corsicana’s city manager.

The Lewisville school district placed Amy McElhenney on paid administrative leave May 11. In March she turned in a resignation form that went into effect May 25. Officials said she indicated she was not returning to Hebron because she was taking a teaching position in another district, though they were unclear on what district that is.  School officials said they alerted the state certification board of the investigation and her arrest.

Amy McElhenney turned herself into Carrollton police on May 25 and was released after posting $5,000 bond, said Sgt. Dave Sponhour, police spokesman. Ms. McElhenney was charged under a law that outlaws sexual relationships between educators and students even if the sex is consensual and the student is of legal age. Even in Texas, the age of consent is 17. Ms. McElhenney could not be reached for comment. The student’s identity was not released.

Texas Law that took  took effect Sept. 1, 2003.
Proponents of the law have said it sends the message that even older teenagers should not be considered capable of consenting to sex with a teacher, especially since educators have power over their students.
Others, however, have said that while the law’s intent may be good, it should contain different provisions for different ages and distinguish between students who do and don’t consent.

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