On Monday, police arrested 27-year-old high school math
teacher, Jennifer Danielle Olajire-Aro, after a 17-year-old
student came forward to say she had had sex with him
several times.
According to an affidavit, Aro who lives and works in South
Carolina, engaged in "an intimate and sexual relationship
with her 17-year-old male student" on three occasions
between November and December at her residence and other
locations in Charleston.
The student told another teacher about the sexual
encounters and that teacher reported what the student said
to school administration, the affidavit said.
The matter was reported to authorities who arrested Olajire-
Aro. She ultimately admitted to having a sexual relationship
with the 17-year-old on three occasions between November
and December at her home and other locations in
Charleston. Aro faces one count of sexual battery in
Charleston, S.C.
At her bond hearing, the victim’s mother spoke out, calling
Aro a “hellacious person,”. She said:
“He is 17, 17. He is not an adult. ... Emotionally, he
is not ready for this. I’m not ready for the texts, the
phone calls, the comments,” she said.
Aro, who is also a tennis coach, has been placed on paid
administrative leave, according to the school district.
Her attorney confirmed that Aro is married, with a 10-month-
old baby girl, and that her husband is a surgeon at the
Medical University of South Carolina.
She’s being held on $100,000 bail and has been ordered not
to have contact with the victim, his family or students at the
school.
She is also not allowed to leave the state without permission
from the 9th Circuit Solicitor's Office.
Her family was supposed to come in from Texas for her
hearing, but their flight was delayed and they did not make
it in time, Holmes said.
"She is married," he said of his client. "Her husband
is a student at the Medical University of South
Carolina (in) the residency program. She has a 10-
month-old baby, a girl."
Aro taught pre-calculus and algebra at Burke, has a master's
degree from the University of Texas in education, and has
no prior record, the attorney said. She had no prior
disciplinary actions against her at the school until the
current accusations surfaced, and has received awards for
her teaching.
"This is her first year of employment with Charleston County
School District and she is now on paid administrative leave"
according to a statement by Andy Pruitt, a district
spokesman.
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