Glide, who lives in Howell Township in Monmouth County, faces second-degree charges of sexual assault and child endangerment for a sexual relationship that reportedly occurred between herself and a male student. Each charge carries the possibility of a 10 year prison sentence.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan indicates that an investigation began on November 25 after information surfaced regarding sexual activity between Glide and a teenage boy. The alleged victim was reportedly 17 and a senior in February, when the activity commenced, and he graduated from Old Bridge High School in June.

Lisa Glide began working at the school as a drama teacher in 2004 and also serves as advisor of school productions and plays. Prior to her job at Old Bridge High School, the drama teacher was employed by the Marlboro School District and before that the Jersey City School District.

A determination has not yet been made regarding Glide’s future employment at the school but it would appear her teaching days are numbered.

Under the terms of the plea agreement between Glide and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office she faces up to 364 days in Middlesex County jail.

Also under the terms of the agreement, Glide must give up her teaching certificate and Glide can be placed on up to five years of probation and receive mental health counseling as required by her probation officer.

While on any term of probation, Glide can have only supervised contact with males under the age of 18.

Formal sentencing is set for August 10th and Glide remains free on $100,000 bond.

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According to the New York Daily News, prosecutors said that Melissa Weber, 27, who taught social studies at the Junior High level, seduced the boy for a period lasting from April 13th of this year to May 14th.

The pair reportedly met a total of seven times, usually between the hours 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. according to prosecutors who spoke with the Daily News.

The New York Times wrote that the boy’s mother was a member of the Parent-Teacher Association at the school where Melissa Weber taught.

After hearing rumors regarding an inappropriate relationship between the two, the mother sought Weber’s telephone number, and began diligently searching for any evidence in her son’s cell phone.

What the mother found, according to the Times, was a very large list of calls and text messages between the boy and his teacher.

The Times also reported that one of Weber’s most recent texts was an instruction to the boy to “erase” his phone, meaning to delete any evidence of their correspondence.

Additionally, Melissa Weber reportedly told the boy to keep the affair a secret, as she could “get arrested” and “lose [her] teaching license” if any one found out about the affair.

On Thursday morning, the mother went to a local police station with her son in hand to report Weber, who is now in jail.

Weber is waiting to be arraigned on charges of rape and sexual abuse, according to the news release sent out to press by Queens district attorney Richard A. Brown, who told the Times that the charges were “very disturbing,” before adding that the classroom “should always be a safe place for a child.”

If convicted, Melissa Weber could face up to seven years in prison, according to the Times.

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