Amanda Lenea Pardue, a 35-year-old Georgia substitute teacher, has been accused of allegedly sending naked pictures of to several teenage boys.
Pardue turned herself into Dade County Jail without incident on Thursday, September 20, and was charged with electronically furnishing obscene material to minors and computer or electronic pornography and child exploitation, which is a felony. She was released on the same day on a bond of $30,000.
Following an investigation that began on August 31, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Pardue after learning she allegedly sent “inappropriate” messages to “multiple” underage boys. Pardue reportedly used SnapChat to send the photos.
Pardue was subsequently fired from her position with Dade County Schools.
Jan Harris, the Superintendent of Dade County Schools, released the following statement about Purdue’s arrest:
“We are saddened to learn about the arrest of a former substitute teacher. This individual is no longer employed as a substitute teacher with the Dade County Schools. We are cooperating with law enforcement officers as they investigate this matter.”
At the time of this writing, the investigation remains active and anyone with information about Pardue or the case is asked to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at 706-624-1424.
Pardue via Facebook
Pardue is just the latest teacher to be charged for inappropriate conduct. Over the course of just a few months, educators across the country were arrested for entering into an inappropriate relationship with their students, Tennessee teacher Janet Smothers, LaToya Parker, Florida teacher Caroline Lawson, 26-year-old Allyson Moran and Katherine Ross Ridenhour were all arrested on similar charges. A woman named Kayla Sprinkles was arrested in North Carolina for similar sexual crimes.
The list goes on to include 22-year-old Oklahoma science teacher Hunter Day, 28-year-old teacher Megan Kotarski, 23-year-old history teacher Michelle Schiffer, 29-year-old Alyssia Marie Reddy, special education teacher Jordan Ondish and 28-year-old Samantha Fitzpatrick have all been allegedly carrying on inappropriate relationships with their students.
34-year-old Miranda Nicole Pauley was charged with similar crimes, Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, a former Christian school teacher, was arrested for having sex with a student, Coine Audiat pleaded no contest to having sex with a minor in 2016 and 23-year-old Darci Lake was arrested for an inappropriate relationship. 27-year-old Brittany Zamora from Arizona was arrested on similar charges. Keri Hoffman, 35, was also arrested for an alleged relationship with a student. Similarly, 29-year-old Tiffany Ranweiler-Oblander and 33-year-old Maren Oates were arrested on similar charges.
Most recently, 29-year-old Haylie Smart and 25-year-old Alaina Ferguson were charged with similar crimes.
