Champions for Learning: Collier teachers receive grants Married middle school teacher arrested for having sex with 14-year-old The 8th grader told them that Peterson, whose married name is Ferri, picked him up occasionally from their home at 11pm and often spent hours with him in private afterwards. The situation was revealed when a different teacher called the teens home to offer to tutor him, prompting his mother to jokingly ask him if the teacher was going to molest him. As she was led away with her hands cuffed behind her back,she turned to look toward her family and friends as her mother was bent over in her seatweeping. She said she knows her actions are unforgivable. New York, NY 10036. The victims grades suffered during the abuse and Peterson told the teen that he couldnt tell anyone or they would get in trouble, according to the sheriffs statement. Investigators believe the relationship started in November. While in 2016, former Department of Education chief of staff, Terry Abbott, wrote in the Washington Post that teacher/student sexual assault cases were on the rise. Tricky geometry baffles the internet - but can YOU train your brain to solve how many triangles are in this image? Elizabeth Taylor: Greer High School Teacher Accused of Sex With Student, In November 2016, Texas State Representative Tony Dale sought to pass legislation that would prevent, as Dale says, teachers merely resigning and moving. How Prince Harry's chat with guru who compared Hamas terrorists to Jews who battled the Nazis has appalled JAN MOIR: Goodbye Ken, the world always seemed safer with you on the airwaves, Abstaining from masturbating RAISES risk of anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction, study warns. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Stephanie Peterson, a middle school science teacher, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student. Stephanie was born in Weirton, West Virginia, to the late Steve and Irene Pagur Martaus and is preceded in death by her husband, Rodney Peterson. Stephanie Peterson Ferri Arrested: Teacher, 26, Charged With Having "I wish I could make it clear how regretful I am for what has occurred," Peterson said at her sentencing hearing, the paper said. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Camilla will officially be known as the Queen rather than 'Queen Consort' after King Charles' coronation, PICTURED: Pitbull owner, 31, arrested after his bloodthirsty dogs mauled man, 81, to death and injured victim's wife, 74, on Texas street as they visited friends' home, Emergency care flight to hospital crashes in Nevada desert and kills all five on board: Victims are patient, patient's relative, nurse, paramedic and pilot, What REALLY happens if you don't get enough sleep?