State board to take up certification of Yukon teacher accused of rape
A proposal to revoke the certification of a Yukon high school teacher accused of having sex with a student is expected go next month before the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
Canadian County deputies arrested Hunter Day, 22, about 5 p.m. Wednesday on complaints of rape, possession of child pornography and soliciting sex from a minor.
Day was a first-year, emergency certified teacher. Deana Silk, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, said the board is expected to take up the matter of Day's certification in executive session at a December 19 meeting.
The student's parents became suspicious that their son was having sex with his chemistry teacher after they found nude photos of a woman they thought was the teacher on his phone, the Canadian County Sheriff's Office reported.
Investigators determined Day and the boy had already had a sexual relationship and were planning to have sex again Wednesday afternoon at Day's home. Using the boy's phone, investigators contacted Day and asked if "the meeting was still on." Day replied that it was, and said the boy should hurry to her home before her husband came home from work.
Investigators texted Day again, saying they were at the home. Day replied "the door is unlocked as usual." Inside the home, investigators found Day waiting on the living room floor with candles lit.
Yukon Superintendent Jason Simeroth said last week that he is unable to comment on Day's employment status, citing state law.