A former teacher at R.A. Jones Middle School in Florence has been arrested and charged with engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
Florence Police say Kendra D. Caldwell of Cincinnati has been charged with Sexual Abuse 1st Degree and Prohibited Use of an Electronic Communication System to Procure a Minor.
According to a Florence Police Department statement, Caldwell allegedly began the relationship with a 13-year-old female juvenile, while she was a teacher R.A. Jones Middle School and the student attended there.
Caldwell was a teacher at R.A. Jones at the time of her arrest.
Police were notified about the possible relationship on Sunday, Oct. 30 and apprehended Caldwell the following morning at the school. Florence Police Spokesman Capt. Tom Grau says Caldwell, 27, immediately resigned and was placed into custody.
The student, now 14-years-old, attends high school, but police say the relationship was still ongoing at the time of Caldwell’s arrest.
Caldwell is currently being held in the Boone County Detention Center.
Florence Police released the following statement regarding the arrest:
On 10/30/16 the Florence Police Department was notified about a possible inappropriate relationship between a 14 year old female juvenile and a former teacher at R.A. Jones Middle School. Further investigation revealed that the relationship began when the juvenile was 13 years old and a student at R.A. Jones. The student is now attending high school but the relationship was still ongoing.
The Florence Police Department worked quickly in identifying the teacher involved and had the full cooperation of the Boone County Schools. This cooperation in the investigation led to the immediate apprehension of the teacher involved.
The following individual has been arrested for Sexual Abuse 1st and Prohibited Use of an Electronic Communication System to Procure a Minor; she is lodged in the Boone County Detention Center:
Kendra D. Caldwell, 27 years old, Cincinnati, OH
Additional information will be made available when collected.
This woman played basketball at NKU a few years ago. She was a bad apple while a student at NKU, don’t know how she ever became a teacher. She should be in prison for this, no defense for this crime.
I felt she never should have been a teacher last year. Before this. I had very little interaction with her and didn’t take long to know that yes she was bad apple. why could not the people at the school, her superiors, coworkers tell?
It’s creepy to think that I actually had this teacher for school. Makes me think about all of the little things that happened that raised red flags. Sucks, because she was one of my favorite teachers, always so nice. Makes me not trust teachers anymore.
my son had her last year and they went on a field trip together to Kings Island she promptly told him that he was a stupid white kid and she was mean to him all day. Joining in with other kids to tease and ridicule him. she was supposed to be the adult in charge and she was worse than the kids she was meaner and bullying my son worse than the other kids were Encouraging other kids to make fun of and laugh at my son. telling him that all the rides that he wanted to go on were dumb but then when another child suggested the same ride, she said oh yeah that’s a great idea. She made it very obvious that it was my son and not the ride that she didn’t like. But even if she didn’t like the ride you don’t talk to a child that way. you don’t tell him he’s stupid for any reason.
I hated this lady , she came when I was in 7th grade and was very rude to me and my friends, glad she got what she deserved
I was supposed to have her for my 3rd term i’m glad i did not have her she was so mean and always yelled at me when i went for my 6th grade orintation showing us around the school
She was my teacher at each Jones I am in sixth grade and no one would have thought that she did this