A Kansas teacher allegedly groomed a student for years before plying him with alcohol and having sex with him in her Jeep.
Nikki Baird, 30, faces four felony counts of having unlawful sexual relations with a student, the Wichita Eagle reported. Baird was an art teacher at North High School.
Before coming to North, Baird worked at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School, where she was named Teacher of the Month in January 2020.
The Wichita Eagle reported that concerns about Baird’s closeness with a student were raised more than a year before she was arrested. The newspaper cited an arrest affidavit that stated concerns were first brought to school officials during the 2023-2024 school year…