Hilton Head teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationship with student
A dance trainer from Hilton Head Island Excessive College was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student.
Victoria Katherine Montgomery, 32, of Bluffton, was charged Friday with a felony rely of sexual battery with a pupil who is eighteen or older, in response to Beaufort County jail data. She was launched from jail Saturday morning on a private recognizance bond.
Montgomery was positioned on paid administrative go away after the alleged sexual relationship was reported to Principal Steve Schidrich on Wednesday. College officers then notified the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Workplace.
It’s unknown how lengthy the alleged relationship between Montgomery and the scholar lasted. Officers didn’t disclose the establish of the scholar.
Montgomery was charged with a felony as a result of she had “direct supervisory authority” over the scholar in query. The felony statute beneath which she was charged signifies that no “aggravated power” was used.
A now-deleted put up from the highschool’s Fb web page stated Montgomery joined the college at the beginning of the 2021-22 faculty yr after transferring from Flint, Michigan. She led the school’s arts department and was tasked with beginning its dance program.
In a message despatched to college students’ dad and mom and guardians Thursday, Schidrich stated the highschool was taking the incident “very severely.”
“Be assured the state of affairs is being addressed accordingly in cooperation with regulation enforcement,” he wrote.
