Buckeye teacher accused of sexual conduct with foreign exchange student
Goodyear police say Joshua Schroder, a teacher at Rainbow Valley Elementary School in Buckeye, was engaging in sexual conduct with a foreign-exchange student.
A Buckeye elementary school teacher is accused of having sexual conduct with a 17-year-old foreign exchange student, Goodyear police say.
Joshua Schroder, 36, who teaches at Rainbow Valley Elementary School and coordinates a foreign exchange program, was arrested Sunday, police said.
The student's host parents reported the inappropriate relationship to the Goodyear Police Department, said police spokeswoman Lisa Kutis.
Schroder was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of nine counts of sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
"The teacher has been reassigned to home and will be prohibited from being on district property and having contact with any district students or staff," Superintendent Andy Rogers said in a letter posted to the Liberty Elementary School District website. "Once the district has gathered further information, we will take appropriate action regarding the employment of Mr. Schroder."
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