5/5/25- UPDATE:
New information is being released in the investigation into a London High School staff member accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
KRIS 6 News has obtained the arrest affidavit in the case. It reveals the school district learned about the relationship through an anonymous email sent to the district on Saturday, April 26.
The sender stated they overheard Amy Spence, a teacher's aide, tell someone she was in a "romantic relationship" with a high school senior.
Detectives spoke with London ISD's Assistant Superintendent Alex Salazar on Tuesday, April 26. According to detectives, Salazar said he hadn't called police on Monday because they had asked the person who sent the email for more details. The district was waiting to give that person more time before calling the police.
Salazar also said he was investigating a separate incident involving a male teacher, and they had enough evidence to terminate him. When the district terminated that teacher, he informed them that Amy Spence was having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
He told officers they spoke with Spence, who denied the allegations. Soon after, they brought in the student who admitted that "he had been in a sexual relationship with Spence". He also showed administrators text messages between him and Spence.
According to the affidavit, the student told administrators Spence began pursuing him around Aug. 24, 2024. He stated that during an intersession date, she took the student to her home where they had sexual intercourse.
As of Monday evening, Spence was in the Nueces County Jail where she's being held on a $100,000 bond.
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5/2/25 - 4:15 PM UPDATE:
The Corpus Christi Police Department arrested 49-year-old Amy Spence at her home on Nile Drive at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
According to the Corpus Christi Police Department, Pence was taken to the City Detention Center and charged with improper relationship between educator and student.
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ORIGINAL POST:
A London High School staff member has been fired and is under investigation for having an inappropriate relationship with a high school student.
London I.S.D. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bill Chapman sent a letter notifying parents of the investigation on Friday.
It states the district took immediate action, contacted law enforcement, and terminated the employee.
The letter states due to the nature of the investigation and to protect the privacy of the student involved, the school district is limited in the details it can share.
London I.S.D. Public Information Officer Kim Womack told KRIS 6 News the district is working with the Corpus Christi Police Department, and the relationship in question was isolated to one student. The district doesn't believe there are other victims.
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