Amy Nicole Wigginton, a former lunch lady at Lauderdale County High School in Florence, Ala., was terminated from her job after allegedly confessing to having a sexual relationship with a student.
The Lauderdale County School Board voted unanimously to fire Wigginton, 41, on Monday, April 21, Times Daily reported, citing Superintendent Jerry Hill.
Court documents state that Wigginton, who is married, allegedly waived her Miranda rights when being questioned by police and confessed to having intimate relations with a student “under the age of 19” on school grounds on March 7 and March 31, per local news outlet ABC WAAY 31.
According to court documents, Wigginton, who is from Rogersville, Ala., was charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act on April 4, Fox 34 reported.
She was previously placed on administrative leave upon her arrest, but has now been officially fired from her post. The age of consent in Alabama is 16, but sexual abuse charges involving victims up to the age of 18 can be filed if the suspect is a school employee, according to Alabama state law.
Wigginton was booked at the Lauderdale County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond that she posted shortly after her arrest, per the Daily Mail and WAFF. The high school employee is married and has several children whom she often posts on Facebook.
“The Lauderdale County Board of Education is aware of the allegations, and the employee has been placed on administrative leave,” the school district said in a statement previously issued to WAFF. “We will continue to cooperate with law enforcement officials, and have no further comment on this matter.”
PEOPLE reached out to the Lauderdale County School District for comment on Friday, April 25, but did not receive an immediate response.
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