Another reason to skip school
A high school administrator was
facing up to 20 years in jail after being reportedly found engaged in a
sex act with a 17-year-old boy.
Emma Jean Hardy, 57, posted $75,000 bail and was released from jail after being arrested along with the pupil on Sunday evening.


Hardy works as a registrar at the Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas



She was released from the Jefferson County Correctional Facility around 6:30 pm last night.

Although
Hardy is not a teacher, according to state law no employee involved in
education is allowed to have a sexual relationship with a student.
The charge is a
second-degree felony which means if convicted, Hardy could face up to
20 years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender. The 17-year-old, who has not been identified, was charged with a lewd conduct misdemeanor.

Meeting place: Hardy works as an administrator at the school the unidentified 17-year-old boy attends

According to police, the pair were found while involved in a sex act in a car near the pier in downtown Port Arthur at 8pm.


Deputy
Superintendent for Memorial High Mark Porterie told
beaumontenterprise.com that school authorities were investigating but at
present, they had no further comment.
It
was unclear whether Hardy would be able to keep her job at the school
which involves maintaining student records and enrollment in classes.

Public place: Police were alerted after they saw
a suspicious vehicle by the sea wall in Port Arthur and discovered the
couple inside performing a sex act