An Idaho teacher was fired from her job and has been arrested for allegedly having sex with an underage boy whom she also gave alcohol and marijuana.
Jessica Lawson, 36, an Arizona native, taught at South Fremont High School from 2021 until 2023.
On November 6, a teenage boy – described as either 16 or 17 years old – faced a traffic stop for having a car with no visible tail lights. Authorities discovered that the car belonged to Lawson, whom the boy said allowed him to drive because she was too drunk.
Court documents say the boy admitted to having marijuana on him at the time.
Idaho teacher Jessica Lawson was fired from her job and has been arrested and charged for allegedly having sex with an underage boy whom she also gave alcohol and marijuana
Police drove the underage boy home that night, but the next morning his parents provided authorities with more details.
The parents claimed Lawson picked up the teen at 11 p.m. on November 6 and drove him to her house in Saint Anthony, Idaho.
Once there, she and the teenager had sex after getting drunk and high at her place.
Lawson, according to the boy’s mother, admitted to some of the allegations. She copped to picking him up from his home and taking him to her house where she gave him booze.
However, she both denied ‘anything else had occurred’ and said that while there was marijuana in the house, she didn’t give it to him.
Lawson, 36, an Arizona native, taught at South Fremont High School from 2021 until 2023
On November 6, a teenage boy – described as either 16 or 17 years old – faced a traffic stop for having a car with no visible tail lights
Authorities discovered that the car belonged to Lawson, whom the boy said allowed him to drive because she was too drunk
Lawson has also received a no-contact order between herself and the alleged victim
Police arrested Lawson and booked her into Madison County Jail on $250,000 bond.
Lawson has also received a no-contact order between herself and the alleged victim, according to East Idaho News.
If convicted, she could face up to life in prison.
Lawson was a teacher at South Fremont High School and has been removed from her role at the school.
It’s unclear if the teen was a student at that school.