Teacher arrested at Sydney school after being accused of sexual offences against a student

Detectives arrested the 30-year-old woman at a school in south-west Sydney and charged her with sexual intercourse with a person aged between 17 and 18 while under special care

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A teacher will face court after she was arrested at a school, accused of sexual offences related to a teenage student.

Detectives arrested the 30-year-old woman at a school in south-west Sydney after investigating reports a 17-year-old boy had been sexually touched by a teacher.

Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html