Bethany White, a former Hixson High School teacher who resigned earlier this month, has been arrested on a charge of aggravated statutory rape.
White, former director of sports medicine at Hixson High, was suspended without pay on March 27 by the Hamilton County Schools district.
The Chattanooga Police Department’s Special Victims Unit, which is dedicated to working sex crimes and domestic violence cases, has been investigating White since her suspension.
Bethany WhiteWhite’s case was presented to a grand jury on Monday before she was indicted.
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Matt Lea confirmed Friday afternoon that White had been booked at the Hamilton County Jail. According to court clerks, she bonded out later in the day.