CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga.,None — A former Clayton County substitute teacher admitted to having a sexual relationship with one of her students, police said.
Police said the teacher, Rene Frank, 27, also told them she is pregnant with twins and the 17-year-old student is the father.
Channel 2's Tom Jones was in the courtroom for Frank's first court appearance.
Jones said Frank walked in and immediately began crying.
A judge denied bond for Frank, at which point Jones said she began to cry again. Frank is charged with sexual assault against a person under supervision in a school.
According to police documents and an arrest warrant, Frank taught math at Charles Drew High School in Riverdale. Officers said the 17-year-old student told a teacher he was involved in a sexual relationship with Frank. That teacher told the principal and police were called.
Officers said they questioned Frank and she admitted the allegations were true. Police said she told officers that the student's father asked her to give his son a ride to school and that's when the relationship progressed. The sex took place in Frank's car off campus, police said.
Students at the school said they heard about the relationship, but not the pregnancy.
"It's crazy. Nasty," said Drew High School student David Grier.
A parent of another Drew High School student was disgusted after hearing about the allegations.
"Well, it's kind of sickening, you know. You send the kids up here for education and then this type of thing going on in the schools," parent Carlotta Thornton said. "It's crazy. If I was the parent, I'd be upset. I would be totally upset."
According to police records, another Drew High School student told police he also had a sexual relationship with Frank, but Frank denied that. Police said their investigation continues.
Frank's attorney, Meg Strickler, said her client is innocent until proven guilty, and people should let the court process work.
A Clayton County School System spokesman said he couldn't comment because it is a personnel issue. Frank told police she is now unemployed.
The 17-year-old student's mother said the relationship with the teacher has had an adverse affect on him and that he is trying to get his life together.