She could have used a crash course herself.
A 38-year-old Pennsylvania teacher who lectured students on proper ethics repeatedly had sex with a 16-year-old student in her classroom at Jeannette High School, cops said.
Maria Chappell had relations with the male student in her car, at several locations in Jeannette as well as in the classroom where she taught English and a course called "Ethically Speaking," TribLiveand PennLive reported.
Chappell also allegedly arranged a meeting in a hotel room where they spent the day in February. They both played hooky on Feb. 29, with the teacher picking up the student up close to his home, according to the TribLive.
They were together at the Holiday Inn in Hempfield, Detective Randall Gardner said in a complaint obtained by TribLive.
Chappell has been "removed" from her teaching position in the Jeannette City School District, Superintendent Matthew Hutcheson said.
Maria Chappell was arraigned Friday on charges of having sexual contact with a student, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor.
"All appropriate steps are being taken to address this situation and to avoid future situations," he said in a statement to TribLive.
Principal Patricia Rozycki went to police after she became "suspicious due to some things that had been occurring at the school," TribLive reported.
Chappell and a male student admitted to school officials that they had relations, Detective Gardner said, according to TribLive.
She was arraigned Friday on charges of having sexual contact with a student, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor. She is free on bail, but with many conditions, including electronic monitoring.
“The fact that the alleged victim is a child, I can't ignore that fact,” District Judge Joseph DeMarchis said during her court appearance, according to TribLive. "I'm moved by the fact that these allegations ... took place in a classroom, in a school. This wasn't out somewhere; it was in school.