SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A Sumter County school staff member was arrested on allegations of having an “inappropriate relationship” with a 16-year-old student, according to the sheriff’s office.
Wildwood Middle High School officials were notified Wednesday by a concerned student of a relationship between Madelyn K. Mead, 26, and another student, the sheriff’s office said. The school district said she worked as a paraprofessional at the school and was employed since 2019.
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The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, and Mead was immediately removed from the school.
Detectives obtained a warrant Thursday for Mead’s arrest and she was taken into custody at her home in Citrus County.
She was being held without bond.
“The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and the Sumter County School Board are continually working to keep our schools and students safe,” the sheriff’s office said.
No other information was released.