Elementary School ‘Teacher of the Year’ Arrested for Student Sexual Abuse

An ‘award-winning elementary school teacher’ from California was arrested this week for allegedly sexually abusing a former student, according to police.
“Teacher of the year.’ And that, gentle readers, sums up perfectly the left’s control of public education.

‘Teacher of the Year’ Jacqueline Ma, 34, arrested for alleged sexual abuse of former student

By Patrick Reilly, NY Post, March 9, 2023:

An award-winning elementary school teacher from California was arrested this week for allegedly sexually abusing a former student, according to police.

Jacqueline Ma, a 34-year-old sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City, was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and three counts of oral copulation with a child under 14, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s Department records obtained by NBC 7.

National City police said they were contacted by the concerned mother of a 13-year-old former student of Ma’s, who suspected her child was “possibly having an inappropriate relationship” with the teacher.

On Tuesday, she was arrested on the school campus around 8 a.m., but not near any students, District Superintendent Leighangela Brady told NBC 7 in a statement.
Jacqueline Ma

The mother of a 13-year-old former student reported Ma to the National City Police Department on Monday.

Brady said the district was only aware of one alleged victim, who is no longer a student in the district.

“We know that our entire school community is as stunned as we were by this news. The district will cooperate with law enforcement and cannot comment any further on the pending investigation. We will continue to do everything possible to keep our students’ safety, needs, and education first and foremost,” Brady said in a statement.

The district was working to find a replacement for Ma, Brady said.

Ma was booked into Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility, cops said.