Female Teacher Alleged Of Sleeping With A 17 Year Old School Boy

A female teacher accused of sleeping with a pupil has blamed school administrators for "turning a blind eye."

Mary Beth Haglin even claimed authorities "allowed this to happen" after she was arrested for her relationship with the 17-year-old boy at Washington High in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

She told The Gazette SubCentral, a multidistrict database for substitute teachers, need to take a share of the blame, claiming they knew about the matter since February, but ignored it to protect themselves getting into the limelight.

Police in Iowa say the former substitute teacher will appear in court next month accused of sexual exploitation of a minor.