Stockton Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student

The headline says "sex" with student. I want to know why it doesn't say "rapes" student.

Stockton Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student

STOCKTON, Calif. - A 24-year-old English teacher has been arrested after being accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student, Stockton police said.

Christina Oliver works at Ronald E. McNair High School in Stockton and is employed by the Lodi Unified School District, assistant Chief of Police Blair Ulring said.

Police said they got a call from a parent who said he thought his son was sexually involved with a teacher at the school.

Oliver was booked just after 2 a.m. Wednesday at the San Joaquin County Jail on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. She is being held on $125,000 bail.

Pete Smith of the Stockton Police Department said the boy was a student of Oliver's, and that it's unclear how long the relationship lasted.

Police said the school district and staff at the high school have cooperated with the investigation.

In a statement, the school district said, "health and welfare of our students, but the school district is not rushing to judgment, however, we won't have the teacher in the classroom with kids."

Parents were alerted to the news by an automated message.

"I expect them to protect my children, not sexually assault them or go beyond the boundaries of an adult," parent Nellie Rigas said.

"It does surprise me. She's a good teacher, but it happens all the time. You hear it on the news all the time," student Ronnie Lawson said.

"I never thought she would do anything like that," student Eric Madison said.

Oliver, who is unmarried, worked at the school for two years.

She will appear in court on Friday.