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   HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Spring Branch ISD teacher has been   
   arrested and placed on leave after she allegedly touched a 14-   
   year-old female student inappropriately more than once and sent   
   the girl sexually explicit messages.   
      
   Whitney Anne Laidlaw, 32, is charged with sexual assault of a   
   child under 17 years of age and improper relationship with a   
   student for two alleged incidents occurring on Aug. 1 and Aug.   
   14.   
      
   The victim identified Laidlaw as her hip-hop teacher at   
   Cornerstone Academy Middle School.   
      
   According to court documents, the student told investigators   
   that she exchanged numbers with Laidlaw and that they   
   communicated by phone, on Instagram and Snapchat.   
      
   The teen said that Laidlaw texted her at the end of her 7th   
   grade year, telling the girl that she had feelings for her.   
      
   The student also told authorities that Laidlaw would ask her to   
   sneak out of her apartment in Harris County to meet her during   
   the summer.   
      
   She says she told Laidlaw she didn't want to sneak out but the   
   teacher showed up anyway at her apartment several times in the   
   morning after the girl's mother left for work and asked her to   
   meet her in her vehicle.   
      
   The student said that Laidlaw kissed her and touched her   
   inappropriately in the back seat and that it happened more than   
   one time.   
      
   The girl also stated that Laidlaw sent her pictures of herself   
   with her shirt up wearing no bra and that Laidlaw would ask the   
   student to do the same thing, but the victim refused. She also   
   refused to send Laidlaw an inappropriate video of herself after   
   being asked by the woman to do so.   
      
   According to court records, the girl's father discovered   
   messages on her cell phone that were sexual in nature and when   
   he asked her about it, she told him they were from Laidlaw. She   
   also told him about the kiss and Laidlaw allegedly touching her.   
      
   When authorities went to the school to speak with Laidlaw, she   
   refused to provide a statement, the record shows.   
      
   Officials spoke to the school's principal who admitted that she   
   was already made aware of the situation by the teen's mother.   
      
   The principal confirmed that Laidlaw was a teacher at the school   
   during the time the alleged assaults happened.   
      
   Spring Branch ISD released the following statement to ABC13 in   
   response to the allegations:   
      
   "The Houston Police Department (HPD) has notified Spring Branch   
   ISD Police that HPD has arrested a Cornerstone Academy teacher,   
   Whitney (Grunder) Laidlaw, for alleged crimes involving an   
   improper relationship with a student. When the allegations came   
   to the district's attention last week, we immediately removed   
   Mrs. Laidlaw from the classroom and placed her on administrative   
   leave. The alleged incidents reportedly occurred during the   
   summer break and did not occur on school property.   
      
   We are outraged by this alleged conduct. The safety of every   
   SBISD student is our very highest priority, and having a strong   
   moral compass is a key district core value. We will never   
   tolerate inappropriate actions on the part of any district   
   employee who endangers or harms our students. These allegations,   
   if true, are a complete breach of the trust our children, our   
   community, and we place in our educators.   
      
   We will continue to work closely with law enforcement regarding   
   this matter. We will have counseling resources available for   
   student support.   
      
      
   Should you have any additional information about this matter,   
   please contact the Houston Police Department at 832.394.5500.   
   You may also contact the Spring Branch ISD Police at   
   713.984.9805."   
      
   Laidlaw's bond conditions include that she not have any contact   
   with the victim or anyone in her family, physically,   
   electronically or by mail.   
      
   She also cannot go within 200 feet of any child care facility,   
   school or home where the student lives or attends.   
      
   Laidlaw must temporarily surrender passports or visas to the   
   Harris County District Clerk. She cannot have contact with   
   anyone under the age of 17.   
      
   She must stay at least 1,000 feet away from areas where children   
   are commonly gathered, including schools and day care centers.   
   She also can't supervise or participate in any program with   
   children under the age of 17.   
      
   She cannot have access to a computer or cell phone with internet   
   or possess pornography.   
      
   Laidlaw is expected in court Thursday afternoon.   
      
   https://abc13.com/spring-branch-isd-teacher-charged-for-sex-   
   assault-of-girl/4233210/   
       
      
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