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Nevada Teacher, 40, Accused With Sexual Romps With Boys, 16, 18
A Nevada elementary school teacher has resigned after being accused of having sex romps with at least two teenage boys from her community.

Tennille Whitaker, 40, was a fourth-grade teacher at the Wells Elementary School in Elko but resigned on Aug. 16, school administrators told the Elko Daily Free Press.

Whitaker was arrested June 5 on charges of engaging in sexual conduct with two high school students aged 16 and 18.

Whitaker posted $160,000 bail and could face “eight charges of sexual conduct with a pupil,” according to Express.co.uk.

Whitaker, a married mother of two, reportedly had sexual relations while on school grounds, according to The Daily Caller.

Investigators said Whitaker was arrested following an “unconventional eight-month probe which included surveillance,” according to Express.co.uk.

In Oct. 2016, a parent allegedly witnessed Whitaker in a classroom with another student doing something “inappropriate.”