A Legacy of Educational Excellence High School teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.<\/p>\n
Christopher Wooten, a social studies teacher and tennis coach at the North East ISD campus, was arrested Friday and charged with improper relationship between an educator and student, a second-degree felony, court records show. A judge set his bail at $40,000.<\/p>\n
Wooten, 48, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday pending an investigation after the allegations surfaced, but he resigned Thursday, an NEISD spokesperson confirmed. He had worked for the district for eight years.<\/p>\n
School staff called NEISD police Wednesday after another student reported seeing the girl get out of Wooten’s vehicle during school hours, an affidavit supporting Wooten’s arrest states.<\/p>\n
Wooten\u00a0initially told district police that he would take the girl to get food off campus during school hours. He would also let her take his vehicle during school hours.<\/p>\n
Police said the girl did not immediately disclose a sexual relationship with Wooten and said she had deleted text messages they exchanged.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO: CPS Energy tells police that man stole copper from South Side facility<\/a><\/p>\n Wooten told police that he had messaged the girl\u00a0about his marriage, school and tennis.<\/p>\n When Wooten spoke with the school district’s human resources Thursday, he admitted he had sex with the girl on four separate occasions since April 10, the affidavit states.<\/p>\n He told San Antonio police the same, adding that they had gone to a parking garage down the street from the school.<\/p>\n The student later gave police a second statement, saying Wooten had driven her to the garage that week, as well as one week earlier.<\/p>\n Subscribe<\/p>\n