Authorities in southwest Arkansas arrested a high school math teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student, police said.
The Arkansas State Police and authorities in Prescott arrested 33-year-old Leona Nivens at her home Tuesday morning on suspicion of second-degree sexual assault.
Police said Nivens previously had improper sexual contact with a 15-year-old student while working at Prescott High School.
The school placed her on administrative leave, pending an outcome to the charges, according to a police statement.
Nevada County jail records didn’t list Nivens as an inmate Tuesday afternoon.