Overview
- Maris Nichols, 25, a biology teacher at Alexander High School in Douglas County, was arrested and booked on two counts of sexual assault by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority.
- Arrest warrants allege two encounters with the same student, on April 23 in a closet between classrooms on campus and on May 2 in a Hummer parked at a home in Douglasville.
- Warrants say Nichols held supervisory or disciplinary power over the student and was a person in a position of trust.
- A judge set Nichols’ bond at $40,000 after a video first appearance, and jail records show her held in the Douglas County Jail.
- The school district said it opened an investigation, notified parents, and is working with deputies, and reporters noted her staff profile was removed from the school’s website.