Female special education teacher Shauna Sims, 35, accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy

A 35-year-old special-education teacher from Califoia has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 14-year-old boy.

Shauna Sims, a teacher at Parks Junior High School in Fullerton, was taken into custody Thursday at her workplace at around 11am.

According to police, the alleged victim is not a student at the school where Sims works.

Miss Sims, of Brea, was booked into Brea City Jail on a charge of lewd acts with a 14-year-old. She was released after posting $50,000 bail.

Investigators are now working to determine if there are other possible victims out there.

According to officials at the Fullerton School District, Sims' suspected encounters with the teenager took place off campus.

The woman, who is married, has been placed on administrative leave.

The school district released a statement Thursday addressing the educator's arrest.

‘With this unfortunate situation, Fullerton School District is committed to answering any and all conces within the community,’ the press release read.

‘Student safety is the primary conce of the District. The Fullerton School District will continue to do everyting [sic] within its power to ensure its community: students, parents, faculty, and staff, have the resources necessary to uphold a higher standard. Nothing less is acceptable.’ 

D. Russell Parks Junior High School in Fullerton has just under 970 students enrolled in seventh and eighth grades.

On the site GreatSchools.com, Parks Junior High has eaed a nine-out-of-10 rating and four stars from community members.