North Carolina high school teacher arrested for ‘indecent liberties’ with student

A North Carolina high school teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing a student, police said. Britney Marie Vernon, 39, was hit with three counts of felony indecent liberties with a student and three counts of felony sex acts with a student, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The disturbing assault allegations against

A North Carolina high school teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually abusing a student, police said.

Britney Marie Vernon, 39, was hit with three counts of felony indecent liberties with a student and three counts of felony sex acts with a student, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office.

The disturbing assault allegations against the Randleman High School teacher were first reported on July 1.

Britney Marie Vernon, 39, was hit with three counts of felony indecent liberties with a student and three counts of felony sex acts with a student, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office.
Britney Marie Vernon was charged with three counts of felony indecent liberties with a student and three counts of felony sex acts with a student. WFMY

Police did not share the details or disclose whether more than one student was allegedly targeted by Vernon, but said the accusations were troubling enough to issue a warrant.

The sheriff also did not clarify whether the alleged victim was Vernon’s student or their age.

The age of consent in North Carolina is 16.

Vernon is a career and technical education teacher within the high school’s health services department, according to its webpage.

The sheriff also did not clarify whether the alleged victim was Vernon's student or their age.
Vernon was a teacher at Randleman High School in North Carolina. Randleman High School

She began her teaching career at Randleman High on August 21, 2023, but had been a part of the Randolph County School System since August 2018, a spokesperson told WFMY 2 News.

Vernon has since been suspended without pay.

She is being held on a $75,000 unsecured bond and is due back in court on Aug. 12.

Randleman is a city with a population of 4,600 and is 20 miles south of Greensboro.

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