Married NC teacher Laura Garrigus facing sex charges barred from her children

A North Carolina teacher has been forbidden from seeing her own children after she was charged with having sexual relations with a 17-year-old female student.

The girl, a student in Fayetteville, North Carolina, said Laura Garrigus, 30, had kissed her and touched her inappropriately at home, in a vehicle and in a bathroom at an undisclosed location, the Fay Observer reported.

Garrigus, a married mother of three, has been charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a student and two counts of sexual offenses.

If she makes bail, she will be forbidden from seeing anyone under the age of 18, including her own children, ABC 11 reported.

Laura Garrigus, 30, has been barred from seeing her own children after a 17-year-old student said she had inappropriate sexual relationships with her

The girl told police officers that Garrigus (pictured), had kissed her and touched her inappropriately at home, in a vehicle and in a bathroom at an undisclosed location. Garrigus has been charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a student and two counts of sexual offenses

'Do you understand that?' District Court Judge Cheri Siler-Mack asked.

'Not even my own children?' Garrigus asked.

'You will not be around any child under the age of 18,' Siler-Mack said.

Garrigus, who taught high school science at Cumberland Inteational Early College, resigned in early December last year.

This is when the 17-year-old, who studied at the school, said Garrigus had inappropriate relationships with her.

Each charge against Garrigus represents a different occurrence between October and December. 

'We want our kids to be in a safe environment where they can lea when they're in their schools and these types of allegations are certainly not providing the type of environment we're hoping for,' Cumberland County District Attoey Billy West told ABC 11.

Garrigus is due to appear in court again in March.