Teacher Had Sex With 4 Students
Jennifer Bland is 23, while the students age from 14 to 17.
DURAND (WREX) – A Durand Spanish teacher spends the day out of the classroom and instead in jail. Police accuse her of having inappropriate contact with four students.
Jennifer Bland, 23, faces 6 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A Winnebago County judge read the charges to her via video conference in court Thursday afternoon.
Prosecutors say Bland had sexual contact with four male students between the ages of 14 and 17. The first incident allegedly happened last spring; the others in September and October.
Thursday, it was business as usual at the Durand School District, despite the fact that teacher Jennifer Bland was absent. Durand Superintendent Dr. Douglas DeSchepper says, “The district will continue to preserve and protect a safe, healthy and academic environment for its students and will take any necessary steps based on the outcome of the alleged incidents.”
