WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A music teacher at a Waukegan middle school is accused of having sex with an underage student.
Thirty-three-year-old Briana Travis of Mundelein was charged Friday with three counts of criminal sexual assault. She is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.
It was not clear whether she already had a lawyer who could comment on her behalf. Online court records do not list an attorney for her.
Travis is a teacher at Webster Middle School.
A statement from the Waukegan police and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office says the investigation began after a parent contacted authorities about inappropriate text messages between the teacher and a student.
The charges involve an alleged relationship with another student.
Waukegan Public School District 60 says Travis has been placed on administrative leave.