ODESSA, Texas – A West Texas high school employee was arrested after she was accused of an improper relationship with a male student that involved explicit text messages.
Elyssa Zuniga, 26, was taken into custody on Tuesday by Odessa police officers and booked into the Ector County Detention Center.
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Officers interviewed Zuniga and the student, and determined sexually explicit text messages had been sent between both subjects.
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OPD detectives obtained a warrant for Zuniga and charged her with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony.
Ector County Independent School District officials said Zuniga was a clerk at Odessa High School and been employed since August 2017.
Zuniga was placed on administrative leave during the investigation and was fired after being charged.