Teacher Arrested for Inappropriate Relationship With Students

FREDERICKSBURG, TX -- A Spanish teacher at Fredericksburg ISD is facing charges after she allegedly had an improper sexual relationship with two students.

According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, they became aware of the relationship after a student reported the 39-year-old  teacher had been communicating with them by text on a social media website.

During the investigation, officers learned the teacher, identified as  Michelle Sendlein, has sustained a sexual relationship with a student that had already graduated.

Police interviewed the student and provided specific details of the sexual interactions with Sendlein.

Sendlein was arrested and charged with two counts of improper relationship between educator and student.

The teacher has since resigned from her position.

Fredericksburg ISD released the following statement:

"On October 27, 2020, the Fredericksburg Police Department arrested Michelle Sendlein after an investigation into alleged inappropriate contact with one or more Fredericksburg ISD students. The District has been cooperating with law enforcement in the context of the investigation. Michelle Sendlein has resigned her employment with the District as an FHS teacher. Fredericksburg ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeff Brasher said today that the District will continue to fully cooperate with the criminal investigation: “The safety of our students is our highest priority.”